AWK
American Water Works Company, I · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water
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R500#68 today
$130.25
+1.87% today · -0.50% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- AWK +1.87% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +1.1 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big gain (Oct 2): After its 62 big gains in the past 5 years, AWK typically gained 0.4% over the next week (median) and was higher 55% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -1.7% and +1.8%. An ordinary week: +0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big gains, that ranks #218 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own AWK in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Jan 24, 2025 | Jan 27, 2025 | +6.8% | #313 |
| one week | Feb 6, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | +8.1% | #451 |
| one month | Feb 10, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | +21.3% | #279 |
| 3 months | Jan 3, 2025 | Apr 3, 2025 | +23.5% | #367 |
| 6 months | Jan 22, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | +20.6% | #410 |
| one year | Jan 13, 2025 | Jan 13, 2026 | +11.1% | #427 |
Rank #451 for one week means 450 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+1.9% | -0.5% | -6.6% | -4.2% | -4.4% | -1.3% |
| Best one single day Jan 24, 2025 |
-0.1% | -3.9% | -3.3% | -12.5% | -13.6% | +2.0% |
| Best one week Feb 6, 2026 |
-1.1% | -3.7% | -3.6% | -3.4% | -11.3% | +2.7% |
| Best one month Feb 10, 2025 |
+0.5% | -1.5% | +2.3% | -8.5% | -12.0% | +3.1% |
| Best 3 months Jan 3, 2025 |
-0.1% | -1.2% | -7.7% | -14.0% | -2.2% | -5.2% |
| Best 6 months Jan 22, 2025 |
-3.7% | -1.5% | -3.4% | -13.1% | -13.2% | -1.9% |
| Best one year Jan 13, 2025 |
-0.1% | -0.8% | -6.6% | -12.4% | -12.0% | -6.4% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.