American Water Works Co.

• 4 Water Plays for a Thirsty Portfolio

  By Leo Sun - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: AWK, PIO, PHO, XYL

  When most people think about valuable commodities, they tend to think about gold or oil. Most people neglect the world’s most important commodity -- fresh water.

  Although water covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, only 1% of the world’s water is available for drinking. 97.5% of the planet’s water is seawater, and 70% of our available fresh water is frozen in glaciers. Meanwhile, climate change, water more »

• The Ultimate Monopoly Industry -- And There Are No Substitutes

  By BA McKenna - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR

  Let's toast to an average 40% total annual return on three stocks with an average price volatility less than one-third the overall stock market's. Our toasting beverage is water -- the product of our winning stocks, American States Water (NYSE: AWR), Aqua America (NYSE: WTR), and American Water Works (NYSE: AWK).  

  First, a look at the returns the water utilities have been pouring out  -- and then why water stocks more »

• Multi-Million Dollar Hedge Fund Focusing on Water, Utilities

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: AWK, SBS, ITRI, PNR, SJW

  Although the average investor often turns a blind eye to hedge fund activity, paying attention to the best managers can be both wise and profitable. Here at Insider Monkey, we track the U.S.’s top 450 funds, and our research shows that, historically, their consensus small-cap picks have beaten the market handily (see just how much here).

  One such fund is manager John I. Dickerson’s Summit Global Management more »

• Should You Follow Insiders Into This Water Company?

  By Anh HOANG - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, CWT

  Insiders are getting quite bullish about California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT). On March 5, around 19 insiders of the company, including CEO and Chairman Peter Nelson and COO Martin Kropelnicki, bought 690,000 shares in total, with a total transaction value of more than $1.4 million. Since the middle of November 2012, California Water's stock has kept rising, from $17.30 per share to nearly $20.80 more »

• Make Money With Life's Necessity

  By Ash Anderson - December 21, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, WTR, SBS

  Have you ever tried to live without water? It’s something that all humans need to survive and there are companies out there that make their money by delivering clean water to homes. Let’s take a look at some of these companies, we can start with the Brazilian firm, Companhia de Saneamento Basico (NYSE: SBS).

  Companhia de Saneamento Basico

  If you want to diversify your portfolio both out of more »

• The Water Trade: How to Invest in This Megatrend

  By Matthew DiLallo - December 21, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, CHK, DVN, GE

  Commodities like oil and gold get a lot of press.  Both are critical to the global economy and have been a source of investor profits for years.  It’s easy to trade in either; you can directly invest via an ETF or buy shares in a company dedicated to production.

  Water, however, is much more difficult to play.  We tend not to think too much of it, as its access more »

• Blue Gold

  By Ryan Guenette - December 17, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR

  A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company and its future. As the 2012 year draws to a close, I would like to pinpoint on a leader in the water industry, American Water Works (NYSE: AWK).

   

  Strengths:

  • Predictable Business Model: American Water provides drinking water, wastewater, and other more »

• Water and the Negative Free Cash Flow Problem

  By Alvin Gonzales - December 4, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, WTR, SBS |

  The water utility industry is capital intensive. Regulatory agencies help companies cope with high costs by approving rate increases. In its 2011 annual report, American Water Works (NYSE: AWK), the largest investor-owned water and wastewater utility company in the US, states, “...based on certain legal and regulatory principles, utilities are entitled to recover, through rates charged to customers, prudent and reasonable operating costs as well as an opportunity to earn more »

• Water, Water, Everywhere- Ideas In Water Utilities & Beyond

  By Steve Van Tiem - November 15, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR, BMI, CWT, ITRI, KEX, LNN, MWA, XYL

  “Water, water, everywhere,
  Nor any drop to drink.”
  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Seeing the devastation from Hurricane Sandy brought to mind this famous verse, which in turn got me thinking about ways to invest in one of the essentials of human life-water. We drink it, bathe in it, grow & prepare food with it, and even use it for transportation and recreation. I am confident more »

• Sink or Swim With Water Utilities.

  By Michael Mistaleski - November 12, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR

  With this summers drought the importance of a clean abundant water supply is clearly not something that can be taken for granted. Water utilities should be an option for any balanced portfolio. Think about this, water is a commodity that can not be owned. It is held in the public trust. So water utilities take a product they do not own and sell it to consumers at a nice profit more »

• 5 Stocks Loved By Osterweis Capital

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 25, 2012 | Tickers: Y, AWK, CNK, CCK, KMI

  Editor's Note: The original article referred to Crown Holdings as a Pay-Per-View TV company. Crown Holdings is a packaging and canning manufacturer. This version has been corrected.

  John Osterweis graduated from Bowdoin College with a B.A. in Philosophy, and then with an M.B.A. in Finance from Stanford University in 1969. After graduating from business school, John served as a senior analyst concentrating on forest products and more »

• 7 Top CEOs Working for Pennies

  By Liz Hoffmann - August 23, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, BRK-B, BRK-A, CIT, GOOG, ISRG, MNST, WFM

  These days, we're all on the look out for a great value.  Whether we're buying household goods, travel services, or large-ticket items we want to get the most for our money.  So when it comes to the top CEOs, perhaps we should also consider them in terms of value.  How much is their total compensation and how does that correspond to the leadership that they provide for the more »

• The Blue Gold Rush

  By Ryan Guenette - August 21, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR, CWT, SJW

  Water is the single most essential thing for the human body. A person can survive only three to five days without water, yet some have been reported to survive 7 days. 75% of the human body is made up of water, so it is of no surprise that providing water is considered a necessity. Water is more important to humans than electricity, cable, and waste collection combined. Companies that provide more »

• You Should be (Real) Long on Water

  By Kevin Gill - August 10, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, WTR, SBS, CWCO, XYL

  People in America take many things for granted. One of the most prominent examples would be having clean water come out every time the tap is turned on. The average US citizen uses 150 gallons of water a day as compared to 20 gallons a day for even middle class folks in China, India and other emerging economies. Water is necessary for sanitation, cleaning and hydration. A lack of water more »

• Watered Down Stocks

  By Chad Henage - August 8, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR, YORW

  When I hear an investor suggest purchasing shares of a water company, I immediately hit the mental snooze button. Water companies are not usually fast-growing and their dividend yields are not significant enough to attract attention as an income investment. However, not wanting to miss an opportunity, I had to do some additional research when Sean Williams of The Motley Fool suggested a water company had a, “great dividend you can buy right now.” What I found unfortunately is, at least in my opinion, most water companies deserve their relatively un-followed status.

• Are Irrigation Stocks Raining Profits?

  By BA McKenna - July 20, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR, LNN, VMI |

  Some like it hot. I'm not referring to the classic Marilyn Monroe comedy, but to the weather and companies, such as Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) and Lindsay Corp (NYSE: LNN), that produce and sell irrigation systems for the agricultural industry.

  They're not the only ones, as there are a few investment plays on the longer-term US warming trend:

  • Irrigation Systems Manufacturers
  • Water Utilities
  • Fertilizer Companies 

  Of the three more »

• Digging for Pay Dirt in European Markets: Veolia Environnement

  By Daniel Ferry - July 11, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, WTR, RSG, VE, WM |

  For the past few years, Europe has been embroiled in a financial crisis that never seems to end, always teetering on the brink of collapse without quite falling over. The reluctance of politicians to move decisively to settle the issue in one way or another has introduced so much uncertainty that capital has fled Europe in droves.

  While this is certainly a reasonable response when faced with the potential collapse more »

• Using Water for Defense and Offense

  By Alvin Gonzales - June 29, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, WTR

  When it comes to investing, ignorance is not bliss. Currently, the European Union is facing a debt crisis and investors would be wise to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from a potential collapse of the Euro. The European Union has the largest GDP in the world and a collapse would be globally catastrophic.

  For protection, investors only need to turn to the water coming out of their faucet more »

• The Kind of Management I Like to Invest In

  By Maxxwell A.R. Chatsko - May 31, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, NES, VE, WM

  Flawlessly navigating the transformation of a major multinational company is impossible. How could it go smoothly when it requires dissembling a puzzle worth billions of dollars with tens of thousands of employees in dozens of countries and putting it back together such that management isn’t sent to the gallows? It takes an enormous amount of patience, organization, and adaptability. That’s why I think it is interesting to keep more »

• 5 High Yield Water Utilities Beating Treasury Yields By 150%

  By Christopher French - February 15, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR, MSEX, SJW

  In my opinion, the water utility industry is overlooked by many investors. Water utilities is a narrow industry highlighted by competent companies able to juggle their steady cash flows with their need to invest resources in their aging infrastructures. All of them pay dividend yields of at least 150% of the U.S. Treasury yield. But as in all industries, some water companies are better than others. While most American more »

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