DJ American Water Works Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of American Water Works Co. $(AWK)$ rallied 2.06% to $132.68 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.05% to 7,354.02 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 51,876.11.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
American Water Works Co. closed 10.27% below its 52-week high of $147.87, which the company reached on August 20th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG) rose 1.90% to $38.65, American States Water Co. $(AWR)$ rose 2.34% to $82.57, and California Water Service Group (CWT) rose 3.22% to $49.08.
Trading volume (3.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 26, 2026.
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June 26, 2026 17:01 ET (21:01 GMT)
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