American States Water (AWR) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) is expected to be releasing its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.9150 per share and revenue of $171.7210 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET.

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.01). American States Water had a net margin of 19.66% and a return on equity of 13.06%. The business had revenue of $169.19 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.70 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect American States Water to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

American States Water Trading Down 1.0%

American States Water stock opened at $84.76 on Tuesday. American States Water has a one year low of $69.45 and a one year high of $90.11. The business’s fifty day moving average is $81.78 and its 200 day moving average is $77.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a PE ratio of 24.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

American States Water Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.5455 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. This is an increase from American States Water’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. American States Water’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.56%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Anne M. Holloway sold 662 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.58, for a total value of $50,033.96. Following the transaction, the director owned 39,418 shares in the company, valued at $2,979,212.44. This represents a 1.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Paul J. Rowley sold 1,304 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.05, for a total transaction of $99,169.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,520 shares in the company, valued at $495,846. This trade represents a 16.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of American States Water by 23.7% in the 1st quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,260 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in American States Water by 6.0% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,700 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,943,000 after purchasing an additional 1,388 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in American States Water by 768.9% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,701 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 4,160 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in American States Water by 9.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 284,620 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $22,394,000 after buying an additional 25,333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in American States Water by 2,606.4% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 89,717 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $7,059,000 after buying an additional 86,402 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on AWR shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of American States Water from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of American States Water from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of American States Water to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

American States Water Company Profile

American States Water Company (NYSE: AWR), founded in 1929 and headquartered in San Dimas, California, is a publicly traded utility holding company. The company operates primarily through two regulated segments—water and electric utilities—and provides non-regulated water system services. Over its history, American States Water has expanded its footprint through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, positioning itself as a reliable provider of essential services in its core territories.

Within its regulated water utility segment, American States Water serves more than 250,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers across 35 communities in six counties of California.