公司基础设施投资 - 美国水务公司计划的基础设施投资将使公司能够为不断扩大的客户群提供优质服务[1] - AWK计划在2024年投资31亿美元，加强和扩大其水务和污水基础设施，长期目标是在2024-2028年期间投资160-170亿美元，在2024-2033年期间投资340-380亿美元[8] 公用事业投资前景 - AWK在公用事业部门是一个稳健的投资选择，具有良好的增长前景和强劲的ROE[1] - AWK的2024年EPS的Zacks共识预期在过去60天内增加了0.96%，达到每股5.22美元，2024年营收预期为42.7亿美元，同比增长0.82%[3] 财务表现 - AWK的ROE为9.7%，高于行业平均值9.66%，表明公司比公用事业部门的同行更有效地利用资金[5] - AWK的利息倍数(TIE)在2023年第四季度末为3.6，超过1表示公司能够在短期内无问题地支付利息[6] - AWK的总债务占资本比率为55.81%，优于行业平均值60.32%[6] 股息政策 - AWK通过持续增加股东价值支付股息，目前每股季度股息为70.75美分，年化股息为2.83美元，预计长期每股股息将增长7-9%[7] 股价表现 - 过去一个月，AWK的股价下跌了0.3%，相比行业的5.8%下跌[9]

电力公司 - 杜克能源（DUK）总部位于北卡罗来纳州夏洛特，通过两个部门运营：电力公用事业和基础设施以及天然气公用事业和基础设施[3] - 杜克能源（DUK）预计本财年每股收益将达到5.97美元，较去年的5.56美元有显著增长[5] - 波特兰通用电气（POR）是一家综合性电力公用事业公司，在俄勒冈州从事发电、批发购买、输电、配电和零售销售电力[10] - 波特兰通用电气（POR）预计2024财年每股收益将达到3.07美元，较去年的2.38美元有显著提高[12] 水务公司 - 美国水务公司（AWK）提供水务服务，覆盖14个州的1,700个社区，为约350万活跃客户提供服务[7] - 美国水务公司（AWK）预计2024财年每股收益将达到5.24美元，较去年的4.90美元有所改善[9]

American Water Works (AWK) has announced that its unit, Pennsylvania American Water, will invest $2.5 million to replace 3,300 feet of water mains in South Park Township, Allegheny County. This new upgrade will provide high-quality, reliable and affordable water service and fire protection to the customers in the region.Since a major portion of water and wastewater pipelines are nearing toward end of effective service life, timely repair, maintenance and upgrades become essential to provide reliable service ...

All investors love getting big returns from their portfolio, whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities. But when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments.While cash flow can come from bond interest or interest from other types of investments, income investors hone in on dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its ...

Investors interested in stocks from the Utility - Water Supply sector have probably already heard of Primo (PRMW) and American Water Works (AWK) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out.Everyone has their own methods for finding great value opportunities, but our model includes pairing an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system with a strong Zacks Rank. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets compan ...

While there’s much discussion about precious resources these days given heightened inflation concerns, there’s nothing more critical than water, which brings us to the best water stocks to buy in April.Simply stated, no alternative to water exists. We have what we have and that’s about it. Geopolitically, then, researchers are concerned that military conflicts will be waged over water rights and access in the next 50 to 100 years. It’s also projected to be a high probability.On a less draconian note, water ...

American Water Works (AWK) has announced that its unit, Pennsylvania American Water, will invest $5.7 million to install 2,900 feet of water mains in Punxsutawney area. This new upgrade will provide high-quality, reliable and affordable water service and fire protection to the customers in the region.The company will initially install 1,500 feet of new water main along Greenhouse Road in Bell Township and later this spring thee project will transition to Rikers and Williams Roads in Bell Township, where 1,4 ...

Wall Street had a dream run in 2023 reversing the nightmare of 2022. The impressive bull run is set to continue in 2024. Year to date, the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have rallied 5.5%, 10.5% and 11.1%, respectively.On Mar 20, after the FOMC meeting, the Fed kept the benchmark lending rate constant in the range of 5.25-5.5%. However, the Fed’s latest “dot-plot” (a closely watched matrix of anonymous projections from the 19 officials who comprise the FOMC) shows the benchmark lending rate to co ...

文章核心观点 - 投资者看重投资回报，收益型投资者关注现金流和股息，美国水务公司（AWK）是有吸引力的股息投资选择且获Zacks排名第二（买入） [1][4] 收益型投资者关注点 - 收益型投资者主要关注从流动资产投资中产生稳定现金流，股息是关注重点，学术研究表明股息在长期回报中占比大，很多情况下超总回报三分之一 [1] 美国水务公司情况 基本信息 - 美国水务公司位于卡姆登，属公用事业板块，今年迄今股价变化为 -10.6% [2] 股息情况 - 公司目前每股派息0.71美元，股息收益率2.4%，行业股息收益率2.41%，标准普尔500指数股息收益率1.59% [2] - 公司当前年化股息2.83美元，较去年增长1.9%，过去五年股息同比增长5次，年均增幅9.28% [2] - 公司当前派息率58%，即过去12个月每股收益的58%用于支付股息 [2] 盈利预期 - Zacks对该公司2024年每股收益的共识预期为5.20美元，同比增长率6.12% [3] 股息投资相关情况 - 投资者因税收优势、降低投资组合风险和提高股票投资利润等原因喜欢股息，但并非所有公司都提供季度派息，科技初创公司或高增长企业很少派息，成熟盈利大公司更常见 [4] - 高收益股票在利率上升期间往往表现不佳 [4]

公司供应商多样性报告 - 加利福尼亚美国水公司发布了年度供应商多样性报告，强调公司对多样性和包容性供应链的持续承诺，超过了加利福尼亚公共事业委员会（CPUC）2023年的目标[1] - 加利福尼亚美国水公司在2023年的供应商多样性方面表现出色，超过了CPUC的目标，将其总采购预算的50.49%投资于多样化供应商，达到了6,870万美元的支出[2] - 加利福尼亚美国水公司的供应商多样性报告展示了供应商多样性对公司业务和服务社区的积极影响，同时详细介绍了公司在2024年继续建设更具包容性供应链的计划[4] 公司多样性承诺 - 公司不仅在供应链方面致力于多样性，还在董事会多样性方面处于行业领先地位，并不断寻找增强员工多样性的新途径[3]