American Water Works Co (LTS:0HEW) Valuation Rank

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LTS:0HEW American Water Works Co Inc LTS:0HEW
84 GF Score
Price $132.06
GF Value $156.30
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is American Water Works Co Valuation Rank?

The Valuation Rank measures the current valuation of a business relative to other companies in the same industry and its own historical valuation. The companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued and 1 as the most overvalued.

  1. Three factors:
    • Absolute valuation (medpsvalue) relative to current stock price, rank among all companies
    • Historical valuation over the past 10 years. Rank pe, ps, pocf, ev2ebit over their own historical values
    • Industry relative valuation
  2. Companies without enough data is not ranked
  3. Companies with negative earnings are ranked lower

These three factors are used to calculate the value score for every eligible company, with values from 1 to 10. The final ranked companies are split in equal numbers and ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued, and 1 as the most overvalued. The numbers of companies in each rank are the same.

American Water Works Co Valuation Rank Related Terms

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84GF Score
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Is American Water Works Co (LTS:0HEW) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Water Works Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $132.06 is trading 15.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $156.30. GuruFocus considers American Water Works Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0HEW:

  • Valuation Rank:
  • GF Value™: $156.30 vs. price of $132.06 (15.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 3 warning signs

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American Water Works Co Business Description

Address 1 Water Street, Camden, NJ, USA, 08102-1658
American Water Works is the largest investor-owned US water and wastewater utility, serving nearly 4 million customers in 14 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts with regulated-like returns. The proposed Essential Utilities acquisition would add regulated water and wastewater utilities in Ohio, North Carolina, and Texas while increasing its presence in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.
84GF Score

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$132.06
Price
$156.30
GF Value