AWK Named A Top Socially Responsible Dividend Stock

American Water Works Co, Inc. (Symbol: AWK) has been named a Top Socially Responsible Dividend Stock by Dividend Channel, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.3% yield, as well as being recognized by prominent asset managers as being a socially responsible investment, through analysis of social and environmental criteria. Environmental criteria include considerations like the environmental impact of the company's products and services, as well as the company's efficiency in terms of its use of energy and resources. Social criteria include elements such as human rights, child labor, corporate diversity, and the company's impact on society — for instance, taken into consideration would be business activities tied to weapons, gambling, tobacco, and alcohol.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, American Water Works Co, Inc. is a member of the iShares USA ESG Select ETF (SUSA), making up 12.50% of the underlying holdings of the fund, which owns $613,021,903 worth of AWK shares.

The annualized dividend paid by American Water Works Co, Inc. is $3.06/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 11/12/2024. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for AWK, which the DividendRank report stressed as being of key importance. Indeed, studying a company's past dividend history can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.

AWK operates in the Water Utilities sector, among companies like Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo-SABESP (SBS), and Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG).

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