American Water Works stock slips but outperforms water utility rivals

7 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30

Shares fell 2.69% to $128.42 on Thursday, while the S&P 500 rose 1.02% and the Dow gained 1.62%.
The decline marked a second straight daily loss, but AWK beat peers Essential Utilities, American States Water and California Water Service Group, which fell 3.27%, 3.31% and 6.92% respectively.
American Water Works closed 14.68% below its 52-week high of $150.51 reached on 6 May, as trading volume rose to 3.0 million shares from a 50-day average of 1.9 million.

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