American States Water Co (AWR)

NYSE · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · USA

American States Water Co is a mid cap company (market value between $2 billion and $10 billion) in the Utilities - Regulated Water industry.

American States Water Co is the parent company of water and electric utility operations and contracted services. The company operates water and wastewater distribution through Golden State Water Company in California and electric distribution through Bear Valley Electric Service in mountain communities. Its contracted services subsidiary provides water and wastewater services at military installations across the United States.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the American States Water Co stock.

Our verdict on AWR

Overvalued: intrinsic value $47.89 per share, market price $83.14, margin of safety -73.6% (as of 2026-10-20).

Discounting its cash flows at 7.7% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $47.89; the price of $83.14 is 74% above that value.

Leak Score: 36/100 on 12 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is AWR undervalued or overvalued?

AWR is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-20 close). Discounting its cash flows at 7.7% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $47.89; the price of $83.14 is 74% above that value.

What is the intrinsic value of AWR?

$47.89 per share (as of the 2026-10-20 close), against a market price of $83.14. That is a margin of safety of -73.6%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is American States Water Co's Leak Score?

36 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 12 of 12 value investing signals.