AWK
American Water Works
NYSE: AWK · UTILITIES · UTILITIES - REGULATED WATER
$139.79
-0.93% today
Updated 2026-10-28
Market cap
$26.82B
P/E ratio
23.07
P/S ratio
5.08x
EPS (TTM)
$5.85
Dividend yield
2.54%
52W range
$119 – $142
Volume
1.9M
American Water Works (AWK) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net buying (104,560 shares)
Buy transactions
66
Sell transactions
34
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | NATHOO, RAFFIQ | Director | Buy | 1,374 | — | — |
| 2026-05-13 | MCGUIGAN, STUART M | Director | Buy | 1,374 | — | — |
| 2026-05-13 | MARBERRY, MICHAEL | Director | Buy | 1,374 | — | — |
| 2026-05-13 | KURZ, KARL F | Director | Buy | 2,159 | — | — |
| 2026-05-13 | KAMPLING, PATRICIA L | Director | Buy | 1,374 | — | — |
| 2026-05-13 | JOHNSON, JULIA L | Director | Buy | 1,374 | — | — |
| 2026-05-13 | HAVANEC, LAURIE P. | Director | Buy | 1,374 | — | — |
| 2026-05-13 | GROW, LISA A | Director | Buy | 1,374 | — | — |
| 2026-05-13 | EDWARDS, JEFFREY N | Director | Buy | 1,374 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 1,064 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 608 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 543 | $133.51 | $72495.93 |
| 2026-02-17 | SUTTON, LORI | EVP, CHRO | Buy | 1,364 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Buy | 5,901 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Buy | 4,258 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Sale | 2,910 | $133.51 | $388514.10 |
| 2026-02-17 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 2,550 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 1,060 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Sale | 524 | $133.51 | $69959.24 |
| 2026-02-17 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President and CEO | Buy | 12,729 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President and CEO | Buy | 8,322 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President and CEO | Sale | 4,101 | $133.51 | $547524.51 |
| 2026-02-17 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Buy | 2,014 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Buy | 1,301 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Sale | 932 | $133.51 | $124431.32 |
| 2026-02-17 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Buy | 3,711 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Buy | 1,632 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Sale | 693 | $133.51 | $92522.43 |
| 2026-01-31 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 318 | $129.13 | $41063.34 |
| 2026-01-31 | SUTTON, LORI | EVP, CHRO | Sale | 199 | $129.13 | $25696.87 |
| 2026-01-31 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Sale | 1,777 | $129.13 | $229464.01 |
| 2026-01-31 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Sale | 729 | $129.13 | $94135.77 |
| 2026-01-31 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President and CEO | Sale | 3,226 | $129.13 | $416573.38 |
| 2026-01-31 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Sale | 603 | $129.13 | $77865.39 |
| 2026-01-31 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Sale | 791 | $129.13 | $102141.83 |
| 2025-10-01 | SUTTON, LORI | EVP, CHRO | Buy | 90 | — | — |
| 2025-08-26 | GROW, LISA A | Director | Buy | 868 | — | — |
| 2025-06-09 | NATHOO, RAFFIQ | Director | Buy | 1,162 | — | — |
| 2025-06-09 | NATHOO, RAFFIQ | Director | Buy | 1,160 | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 2,825 | $143.28 | $404766.00 |
| 2025-05-14 | MCGUIGAN, STUART M | Director | Buy | 1,308 | — | — |
| 2025-05-14 | MARBERRY, MICHAEL | Director | Buy | 1,308 | — | — |
| 2025-05-14 | KURZ, KARL F | Director | Buy | 2,055 | — | — |
| 2025-05-14 | KAMPLING, PATRICIA L | Director | Buy | 1,308 | — | — |
| 2025-05-14 | JOHNSON, JULIA L | Director | Buy | 1,308 | — | — |
| 2025-05-14 | HAVANEC, LAURIE P. | Director | Buy | 1,308 | — | — |
| 2025-05-14 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President and CEO | Buy | 1,647 | — | — |
| 2025-05-14 | EDWARDS, JEFFREY N | Director | Buy | 1,308 | — | — |
| 2025-04-01 | SUTTON, LORI | SVP, CHRO | Buy | 271 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 963 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 615 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 497 | $127.17 | $63203.49 |
| 2025-02-18 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Buy | 4,816 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Buy | 4,309 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Sale | 2,372 | $127.17 | $301647.24 |
| 2025-02-18 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 2,269 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 730 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Sale | 361 | $127.17 | $45908.37 |
| 2025-02-18 | KENNEDY, MELANIE M | EVP, CHRO | Buy | 2,339 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | KENNEDY, MELANIE M | EVP, CHRO | Buy | 1,381 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | KENNEDY, MELANIE M | EVP, CHRO | Sale | 1,153 | $127.17 | $146627.01 |
| 2025-02-18 | HARDWICK, M SUSAN | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 18,346 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | HARDWICK, M SUSAN | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 11,545 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | HARDWICK, M SUSAN | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 8,471 | $127.17 | $1.08M |
| 2025-02-18 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President | Buy | 8,359 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President | Buy | 7,925 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President | Sale | 4,118 | $127.17 | $523686.06 |
| 2025-02-18 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Buy | 2,031 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Buy | 1,316 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Sale | 939 | $127.17 | $119412.63 |
| 2025-02-18 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Buy | 2,997 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Buy | 1,145 | — | — |
| 2025-02-18 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Sale | 487 | $127.17 | $61931.79 |
| 2025-01-31 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 283 | $124.64 | $35273.12 |
| 2025-01-31 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Sale | 1,472 | $124.64 | $183470.08 |
| 2025-01-31 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Sale | 391 | $124.64 | $48734.24 |
| 2025-01-31 | KENNEDY, MELANIE M | EVP, CHRO | Sale | 649 | $124.64 | $80891.36 |
| 2025-01-31 | HARDWICK, M SUSAN | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 4,625 | $124.64 | $576460.00 |
| 2025-01-31 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President | Sale | 2,266 | $124.64 | $282434.24 |
| 2025-01-31 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Sale | 535 | $124.64 | $66682.40 |
| 2025-01-31 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Sale | 432 | $124.64 | $53844.48 |
| 2024-11-22 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Sale | 2,875 | $138.23 | $397411.25 |
| 2024-11-22 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Sale | 1,772 | $138.04 | $244606.88 |
| 2024-11-01 | DUFFY, MAUREEN | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | Buy | 24 | — | — |
| 2024-10-29 | MCGUIGAN, STUART M | Director | Buy | 658 | — | — |
| 2024-09-03 | GOSS, MARTHA CLARK | Director | Sale | 710 | $142.85 | $101423.50 |
| 2024-08-01 | NORTON, CHERYL | EVP and COO | Buy | 304 | — | — |
| 2024-08-01 | MITCHELL, STACY A. | EVP and General Counsel | Buy | 680 | — | — |
| 2024-08-01 | GRIFFITH, JOHN C. | President | Buy | 1,102 | — | — |
| 2024-08-01 | BOWLER, DAVID | EVP and CFO | Buy | 406 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | WIKLE, MELISSA K. | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 374 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | MARBERRY, MICHAEL | Director | Buy | 1,234 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | KURZ, KARL F | Director | Buy | 1,944 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | KAMPLING, PATRICIA L | Director | Buy | 1,234 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | JOHNSON, JULIA L | Director | Buy | 1,234 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | HAVANEC, LAURIE P. | Director | Buy | 1,234 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | HARRIS, KIMBERLY J | Director | Buy | 1,234 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | GOSS, MARTHA CLARK | Director | Buy | 1,234 | — | — |
| 2024-05-15 | EDWARDS, JEFFREY N | Director | Buy | 1,234 | — | — |
| 2024-03-04 | KENNEDY, MELANIE M | EVP, CHRO | Sale | 843 | $119.59 | $100814.37 |
Frequently asked questions
Are AWK insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, AWK insiders have been net buyers, with about $7.20M in stock sold across 34 sales. The entries tagged as buys are stock grants and option exercises recorded at $0, not open-market purchases.
Does insider selling at AWK mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which AWK insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. GRIFFITH, JOHN C. accounts for the largest share on record, with about $1.77M sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.