AWKAmerican Water Works
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.
Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −2% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How AWK is trading
American Water Works is −2.8% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 21 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −1.6%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 33
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 9.6%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $128.90
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −7.9%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −2.8%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −22%
- vs 50-day average$135.01
- −4.5%
- 52-week high
- $142.51
- 52-week low
- $121.13
- Annualised volatility
- 23%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +0.16% |
| 2025 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | −3.5% |
| 2023 | −12% |
| 2022 | −18% |
| 2021 | +25% |
| 2020 | +27% |
| 2019 | +38% |
| 2018 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | +29% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.69% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.4% |
| Mar | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +0.60% |
| May | 10 | 3 of 10 | +0.32% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.42% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +4.9% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | −0.02% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −3.2% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.64% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.9% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.03% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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