Camden, New Jersey-based American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) provides water and wastewater services in the United States. Valued at $27.5 billion by market cap, the company operates approximately 80+ surface water treatment plants, 520+ groundwater treatment plants, and 190+ wastewater treatment plants.
The utilities giant is set to announce its third-quarter results after the markets close on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Ahead of the event, analysts expect AWK to deliver a profit of $1.89 per share, up 5% from $1.80 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. The company has a mixed earnings surprise history. While it missed the Street’s bottom-line estimates twice over the past four quarters, it surpassed the projections on two other occasions.
