Should You Buy American Water (AWK) Ahead of Q1 Earnings?

American Water Works (AWK) is set to report first-quarter 2024 earnings on May 1, after market close. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at 99 cents per share on revenues of $0.95 billion. The top-line and bottom-line estimates suggest a decline of 1.3% and 8.8%, respectively, from a year ago.Per our proven model, stocks with a combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increase the chance of an earnings beat. This is exactly the case here.A ...