AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR)
Utilities · Water & Electric Utility Services · NYSE
American States Water is a diversified utility provider delivering regulated water and electric services in California while specializing in utility privatization for U.S. military bases.
What AMERICAN STATES WATER does
American States Water Company operates through two primary segments: regulated water and electric utility services provided by Golden State Water Company (GSWC) and Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES), and a contract services segment providing utility privatization services to U.S. military bases. The company focuses on the distribution of water and electricity in California, as well as the long-term management of utility systems at various federal government installations.
Themes: water infrastructure, electric grid reliability, government contracting / utility privatization, ESG / water quality compliance, wildfire mitigation
Fundamentals
- Price$88.63 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$3.5B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+18.8% 2025-08-21 close $74.58 → 2026-08-21 close $88.63
- P/E24.48 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+26.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+45.3% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+13.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.81 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+10.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+10.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.55 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.1%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How AWR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 67 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 71 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 71 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 53 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 72 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 70 covered Utilities peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 67 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 57 covered Utilities peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Utilities companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
AWR is in 2 of our published Top 10 lists.
Utilities Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026Utilities Short-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
58.9 #213 of 987 scored · #3 of 55 in Utilities
Long-term trend 76th (a strong uptrend, with buyers in control) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (29th, free cash flow margin 3.8%, debt to equity 0.8).
Short-term score
58.7 #288 of 1,704 scored · #4 of 59 in Utilities
Catalysts 81st: analysts have raised their average price target by 9.8% since the prior reading; trend 69th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; weakest is volume and participation 15th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 3rd in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 55.5.
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 3rd in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 64.2.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, AWR's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 57%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout57% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How AMERICAN STATES WATER looks technically
AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) is trading 14.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 91 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 38, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 2.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 14.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +14.9% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $84.56 | $84.56 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $77.12 | $77.12 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 83.2. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 91 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 91 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 38, with buyers in control | 37.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 59.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($83.20 to $90.42) — its "stochastic" reading is 75 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 75.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $90.42 | $90.42 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 2.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -2.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 27.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +27.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 2.0% below its highest point of the past year | 2.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $103.77 (set on 2021-12-31) | $103.77 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($70.10 to $89.31), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 4% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $76.82 to $77.44. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 3.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 14.6% below its all-time high | -14.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.5% below a resistance level at $89.92 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-20, most recently on 2026-07-28. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $13.50 (set on 2008-10-24) | $13.50 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 556.5% above its all-time low | +556.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 31st percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.67 between its high and its low — about 1.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.67 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $84.33 and $90.22 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $84.33 – $87.27 – $90.22 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.9% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (14.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.63× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 9.8% since the prior reading | +9.8% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
1
| Gap filled | a 2.5% gap up opened on 2026-06-11 has been "filled" 48 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 48 sessions ago |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock has tracked the market almost exactly (the stock gained 2.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | +0.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 13.1 percentage points (the stock gained 16.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | +13.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 10.4 percentage points (the stock gained 21.5% while the market gained 11.1%) | +10.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 1.6 percentage points (the stock gained 18.8% while the market gained 20.5%) | -1.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 7 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 7 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.9% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.1% of the share price. | +5.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 13% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $78.51 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +12.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $87.68 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
AWR last closed at $88.63 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $89.92 | Resistance | 1.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-20 to 2026-07-28 |
| $87.22 | Support | 1.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-16 to 2024-11-27 |
| $85.11 | Support | 4.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-09-23 to 2024-10-02 |
| $83.41 | Support | 5.9% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-14 to 2026-08-04 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $83.20.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $99.31 and $109.27 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $83.20.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Near the 52-week high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED · beating the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.33 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 2 analysts
- Mean price target$84.00 range $79.00 – $89.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for AWR
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.09 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-17
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Regulatory dependency on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for rate recovery and operational compliance.","Risks associated with long-term, fixed-price military base utility service contracts, including potential termination or contract disputes with the U.S. government.","Operational hazards and compliance costs related to climate change, extreme weather, wildfire mitigation, and water quality regulations (e.g., PFAS)."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of AWR's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added discussion of geopolitical developments abroad, such as U.S. military operation in Iran, and their potential indirect effects on business through commodity price volatility, inflationary pressures, and supply chain impacts (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Added statement that geopolitical developments during Q1 2026 have not had material impact on the Company (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Added specific information about GSWC's December 2025 CPUC approval for second-year rate increases effective January 1, 2026, resulting in approximately $32.0 million higher adopted operating revenues less water supply costs for 2026, including nearly $11 million from advice letter capital projects (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Added details about first quarter 2026 results reflecting new rates with $11.1 million increase in recorded revenues and $4.8 million increase in recorded water supply costs (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Added statement about discontinuation of WRAM and MCBA effective January 1, 2025, and resulting earnings volatility from consumption fluctuations (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Added reference to BVES general rate case for years 2023–2026 with January 16, 2025 final decision date (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Removed:
- Removed discussion of U.S. government tariffs announced in second quarter and their potential impacts on construction material costs (older filing, 2025-11-05)
- Removed reference to Form 10-K for period ended December 31, 2024 and replaced with Form 10-K for period ended December 31, 2025 (newer filing updates year)
- Removed discussion of nine-month period ended September 30, 2025 results showing $29.3 million revenue increase and $11.7 million water supply cost increase (older filing, 2025-11-05)
- Removed discussion of GSWC's favorable impact from water supply source mix including less purchased water than authorized (older filing, 2025-11-05)
- Removed reference to 'Summary of Third Quarter Results by Segment' in reconciliation statement (older filing, 2025-11-05)
- Reworded:
- Changed from 'earnings per share by business segment as an important measure' to 'earnings per share by business segment and AWR (parent) as an important measure' and updated language to explicitly include parent company evaluation (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Changed reconciliation reference from 'Summary of Third Quarter Results by Segment' to 'Summary of First Quarter Results by Segment' reflecting different reporting period (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Changed 'General Rate Case Filings and Other Matters' section header to 'General Rate Case Filings' (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Revised language describing advice letter capital investments from 'we expect to file' to 'to be filed for revenue recovery' (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Changed description of advice letter project cost recovery treatment from prior description to specific statement that assets and memorandum account amounts 'were added to the adopted rate base for inclusion in the revenue requirement effective January 1, 2026' (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Changed from discussing 2025 rates impact to discussing 2026 rates impact in current period earnings discussion (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Simplified ICBA description from 'differences between the authorized per-unit prices of water production costs and actual per-unit prices of water production costs' to 'differences between the authorized per-unit prices and actual per-unit prices for each supply cost (purchased water, pump tax, and purchased power)' (newer filing, 2026-05-06)
- Notes:
- The newer filing text appears truncated at the end ('On January 16, 2025, the CPUC adopted a final decision in BVES's general rate case p'), making full assessment of BVES section changes impossible
- Comparison reflects different reporting periods (Q1 2026 ended March 31, 2026 versus Q3 2025 ended September 30, 2025), which accounts for some substantive differences beyond pure wording changes
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Added to newer filing (2026-05-06): 'BRRBA' definition as 'Base Revenue Requirement Balancing Account' in glossary
- Added to newer filing (2026-05-06): Reference to 'aging infrastructure' as a specific cost factor in the first bullet point about GSWC and BVES cost recovery
- Added to newer filing (2026-05-06): Reference to 'and their ability to continue providing safe and uninterrupted services during these extreme events' in the climate change risk bullet
- Removed:
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'BRRAM' definition ('Base Revenue Requirement Adjustment Mechanism') from glossary - replaced with 'BRRBA'
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'GRC' definition ('General Rate Case') from glossary
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'WCCM' definition ('Water Cost of Capital Mechanism') from glossary
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'applicable to water, wastewater and electric utility operations' from first bullet
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'customer dissatisfaction' bullet point regarding rising rates and customer opposition
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): Separate bullet points about military base contract terms split into one consolidated statement
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'the impact of water quality and wastewater quality regulations on military bases' as a separate bullet
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'we compete' language changed to 'competition with other companies'
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'damage to our reputation or adverse publicity may lead to increased regulatory oversight or sanctions' as separate bullet
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'costs and effects of legal and administrative proceedings' - consolidated into broader language
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'such as COVID-19' from pandemic reference
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'damage to private property and injury' language - changed to 'property damage and injury'
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'being in close proximity' changed to 'proximity to'
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): Separate bullet for groundwater contamination - consolidated into water quality bullet
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'risks of incurring losses' - changed to 'risks of losses'
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'risks of inadequate insurance coverages' - changed to 'risks of losses not covered by insurance'
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'changes in electricity and natural gas prices in California' bullet
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'failure to make accurate estimates' - changed to 'risks related to inaccurate financing or accounting estimates'
- Removed from newer filing (2026-05-06): 'the performance of subcontractors' as separate bullet - consolidated into military base contracts risk
- Reworded:
- Newer (2026-05-06): First bullet changed from 'applicable to water, wastewater and electric utility operations' to simplified language about 'regulatory agencies or the U.S. government'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'increased costs associated with addressing climate change risks, such as drought and wildfires in California' to 'increased costs related to aging infrastructure, climate change risks' with broader framing
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'growing opposition to customer rate increases and possible reluctance from the CPUC to pass through all such costs to customers' to 'while facing customer affordability concerns'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed separate bullets about military contract terms into single consolidated statement about 'long-term, fixed-price contracts subject to annual economic price adjustments and may be suspended or terminated'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'we compete' to 'competition with other companies in bidding'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Moved 'increases in costs related to the expansion of our military base contract activities, and the performance of subcontractors' into military contracts risk bullet
- Newer (2026-05-06): Consolidated 'damage to our reputation or adverse publicity' and 'costs and effects of legal and administrative proceedings' into single broader bullet about 'costs and impacts of adverse publicity, legal and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations or claims'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'such as COVID-19' to 'such as terrorist activities' in pandemic bullet
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'damage to private property and injury to employees and the general public' to 'property damage and injury to employees or the public'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'being in close proximity' to 'proximity to'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'the impact of groundwater contamination and the increasing costs associated with treatment of groundwater due to contamination and increasing water quality regulation and mitigation of contaminants' to consolidated form in main water quality bullet
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'risks of incurring losses not covered by insurance' to 'risks of losses not covered by insurance'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'risks of inadequate insurance coverages to cover significant losses' to 'risk of inadequate insurance coverage to cover significant losses'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'failure to make accurate estimates about financing and accounting matters' to 'risks related to inaccurate financing or accounting estimates'
- Newer (2026-05-06): Changed 'changes in accounting, public utility, environmental and tax laws' to 'changes in accounting, public utility, environmental and tax laws and regulations affecting our business'
- Notes:
- The newer filing text appears truncated at 'cybersecurity incidents or information and operational technology outages, including those caused by thir' - comparison cannot be completed for the full cybersecurity risk section
- The older filing text also appears truncated at 'physical security of our critical assets, personnel and data critical to our business, employees, customers and vendors; c' - limiting complete comparison of later risk factors
- Page number changes observed (43 vs 61, 45 vs 62, 46 vs 64) but these reflect document formatting differences rather than substantive content changes
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($79970) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($79970) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days2 buys ($50235) · 3 sells ($229173) — 1 buying, 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-19. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about AWR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding AWR as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 9,138,641
- Reported value $691,064,055
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
AWR had 960,469 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
AWR had 2.42% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.99 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 960,469
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.42%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,045,354
- Reported change -8.12%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.99
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- California Water Service Group (CWT)
- Essential Utilities (WTRG)
- American Water Works (AWK)
- SJW Group (SJW)
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Frequently asked questions
What does AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) do?
American States Water Company operates through two primary segments: regulated water and electric utility services provided by Golden State Water Company (GSWC) and Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES), and a contract services segment providing utility privatization services to U.S. military bases. The company focuses on the distribution of water and electricity in California, as well as the long-term management of utility systems at various federal government installations.
What sector is AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) in?
AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) is classified in the Utilities sector. Its industry is Water & Electric Utility Services. It trades on NYSE.
Does AWR pay a dividend?
Yes — AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.13% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are AMERICAN STATES WATER's (AWR) competitors?
Notable peers of AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) include California Water Service Group, Essential Utilities, American Water Works and SJW Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) overbought or oversold right now?
AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on AWR come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.