Let's Make Some Money - Stock to Watch - American States Water (AWR) - Breakout Ahead

in #stocks4 years ago

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AWR looks like it is going to make a move here. It is forming a Symmetric Triangle pattern here very similar to early May.

We will need to see an increase in volume and the Stochastics to move up.

Any breakout will take the stock up to VWAP which is around $83.

StatValue
PE35.01
EPS2.31
Beta-0.07
Profit Margin17.78%
Operating Margin27.94%
Avg Volume342.3K
Shares Outstanding36.88M
Float36.43M
Shares Short998.11M
Short % of Outstanding2.71%
Dividend1.58%
% Held by Insiders0.97%
% Held by Institutions75.01%

Positives:

  • 1.58% dividend yield
  • Short Term Liabilities: AWR's short term assets ($122.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($116.0M).
  • Earnings Trend: AWR's earnings have grown by 5.1% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Accelerating Growth: AWR's earnings growth over the past year (32.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (5.1% per year).
  • Earnings vs Industry: AWR earnings growth over the past year (32.2%) exceeded the Water Utilities industry 4.5%.

Negatives

  • Fair Value is at $32.14
  • Long Term Liabilities: AWR's short term assets ($122.5M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($923.8M).
  • Aging water infrastructure in California

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