Utilities Enter ‘Execution and Defense' Phase as Barclays Lowers AWK Target [Yahoo! Finance]
American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)
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On December 17, Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella lowered the firm's price target on American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) to $122 from $134 and kept an Underweight rating on the shares. The move came as part of Barclays' 2026 outlook for the utilities sector. Barclays still holds a positive view on the industry overall. The firm frames 2026 as a year of “execution and defense,” following a period when utilities ramped up capital spending and later guided to earnings revisions that moved higher. Separately, the company announced in October an all-stock transaction valued at about $12 billion, marking the largest US water utility deal on record. The combination brings together American Water and Essential Utilities. The merged company is expected to serve nearly five million customers across 17 states. Management highlighted growing opportunities tied to infrastructure investment and environmental remediation. Executives also pointed to rising water demand from data cente
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