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Is American States Water Company (AWR) a buy or sell?
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Consensus target for American States Water Company is $89.50, which is $18.54 (26.13%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $87.00 | High target: $92.00
Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
American States Water Company through its subsidiaries provides water and electric services to residential commercial industrial and other customers in the United States It operates through three segments Water Electric and Contracted Services The company purchases produces distributes and sells water as well as distributes electricity As of December 31 2021 American States Water Company provided water service to 262770 customers located throughout 10 counties in the State of California and distributed electricity to 24656 customers in San Bernardino County mountain communities in California The company also provides water andor wastewater services including the operation maintenance and construction of facilities at the water andor wastewater systems at various military installations American States Water Company was incorporated in 1929 and is based in San Dimas California
Website: https://www.aswater.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for December 2025 was 0.31%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 3.03%. The 10-year yield is 4.16 and is up 0.120 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.35. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.29. Net profit margin: 20.43%. Inflation risk score: low (0.30/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, American States Water Company pays dividends. Last payment was 2025-12-02 for holders on 2025-11-14. Over 164 payments between 1985 and 2025, total $75.08 with an average of $0.458 per share. Last dividend was $0.504.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for American States Water Company is $20.5M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On American States Water Company, 2016-02-12 had a stock price of $46.48. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $24.48 per share or 52.67%.
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Analyst consensus
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