American Water Works (AWK) Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates

American Water Works (AWK) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.42 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.47 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.44 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -3.40%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this water utility would post earnings of $0.99 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.95, delivering a surprise of -4.04%.Over the last four quarters, th ...