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AWR · American States Water Co

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$88.97 +0.24 (+0.27%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$3.53B
Shares
39.64M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$88.97 Open$88.57 Day$88.01–89.26 52W close$70.10–89.28 Avg vol 30d287K Short int960K · 2.4% float · 3.0d Short vol70% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

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Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +16%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +7%
      above
      RSI (14) 64
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 98%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return 0%
      trailing
      6-month return +21%
      trailing
      YTD return +23%
      this year
      Relative strength +7%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $83 › 200d $77 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +66 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$50.0K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.42% of float · ▼ -8.1% MoM · 3.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      402 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 47
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +11%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +6%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-7.1M
      Valuation P/E 24.4
      rich
      Balance sheet $764.2M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 20%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −9%
      past year
      ATR 2.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026
      full year of 2026
      Contracted services segment diluted earnings per share $0.63 – $0.67
      2026
      Regulated utilities capital investment $185M – $220M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 5, 2025
      Capital investments · 2025 $180M – $210M
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      ASUS to contribute per share 2024
      guided $0.50 – $0.54
      $3.17 Beat +509.6%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +16% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +7% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      64 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      98% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $83 › 200d $77 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +66 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$50.0K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.42% of float · ▼ -8.1% MoM · 3.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      402 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $70 Now $89 · 98% Range high $89
      vs 200-day avg +16% vs 50-day avg +7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      2026 capital projects revenues from advice letter filings 11M Full year 2026
      2026 CPUC rate increase boost to adopted operating revenues less water supply costs 32M Full year 2026
      ATM offering program gross proceeds 200M January 2024 - June 12, 2026
      AWR (Parent) diluted earnings per share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP -$0.01 Q2 2026
      Common Shares sold through ATM offering program 2,575,947 January 2024 - June 12, 2026
      consecutive years of annual dividend increases 72 as of 2026
      Consecutive years of dividend increases 72 as of the date of this press release
      Contracted services diluted earnings per share non-GAAP $0.31 Six Months Ended 6/30/2026
      Contracted Services diluted earnings per share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP $0.16 Q2 2026
      Electric customer connections 24,900 as of the date of this press release
      Electric diluted earnings per share non-GAAP $0.12 Six Months Ended 6/30/2026
      Quarterly dividend rate $0.55 Q3 2026
      Quarterly dividend rate CAGR over the last five years 8.4% five years through Q3 2026
      water consumption change 4% Second quarter 2026
      Water customer connections 265,200 as of the date of this press release
      Water diluted earnings per share non-GAAP $1.47 Six Months Ended 6/30/2026
      Water diluted earnings per share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP $0.91 Q2 2026
      additional new construction projects awarded $29.4M Full Year 2025
      authorized capital investments over respective rate cycles $650M Approved in the latest utilities' general rate cases
      company-funded capital expenditures $210.9M Full Year 2025
      Consolidated diluted earnings per share, as adjusted (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP $3.37 Full Year 2025
      Full year 2025 adjusted consolidated diluted earnings per share increase non-GAAP 10.9% Full Year 2025
      quarterly dividend rate increase during 2025 8.3% Full Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Utilities - Regulated Water — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      AWR
      American States Water Co
      this stock
      $3.53B +22.8% +10.5% 24.4 2.4%
      AWK
      American Water Works Company, Inc.
      $27.07B +4.4% +4.6% 23.6 6.1%
      SBS
      Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo-Sabesp
      $16.18B 0.7%
      UUGRY
      United Utilities Group plc
      $14.26B +19.3% 0.0%
      WTRG
      Essential Utilities, Inc.
      $11.46B +5.3% +18.6% 2.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      402
      % held
      83.3%
      Net QoQ
      +1.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      329
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      960.5K
      Days to cover
      3.0d
      Change
      -84.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      70%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.0K
      Value
      $84.8K
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.5%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$50.0K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $658.1M
      Net income (FY)
      $130.4M
      EPS diluted
      $3.37
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 1.3M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $53.3K
      Shares
      700
      Filed
      May 19, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      AWR +1.8% -0.4% +21.1% +3.9% +22.8%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.4% -4.8% +7.3% 0.0% +8.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.504 / share · ex May 18, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.5455 / share · ex Aug 17, 2026
      Raised 8.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.512 / share · 3 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.70%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 27, 2014
      Authorized
      shares 1.25M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1056903 CUSIP 029899101 13F (30d) 392 filings 375 filers Visit website