UPDATE: American Water Works Q4 Adj. EPS $1.24 Misses $1.25 Estimate, Sales $1.271B Miss $1.287B Estimate

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) reported quarterly earnings of $1.24 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.25 by 1.04 percent. This is a 7.83 percent increase over earnings of $1.15 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.271 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.287 billion by 1.27 percent. This is a 5.83 percent increase over sales of $1.201 billion the same period last year.