-- 独立系調査会社CFRAは、に対し、以下の調査レポートを提供しました。CFRAのアナリストは、以下のように見解をまとめています。AWKは2026年第1四半期決算で、調整後EPSが前年同期の1.02ドルに対し1.01ドルとなり、市場予想を7.3%下回りました。一方、営業収益は、認可された料金値上げとインフラ整備費の増加により5.7%増の12億700万ドルとなりました。営業利益は、生産コストの増加とインフラ投資プログラムの加速による営業費用の4,400万ドルの増加にもかかわらず、5.4%増の3億9,100万ドルとなりました。Essential Utilitiesとの合併は順調に進み、ケンタッキー州で最初の州規制当局の承認を得ました。経営陣は統合計画について前向きな姿勢を示しています。経営陣は、2026年の調整後EPSガイダンスを6.02ドル～6.12ドルに据え置き、長期的なEPSおよび配当成長率目標を7%～9%と改めて表明しました。同社は5つの管轄区域で料金改定申請を行っており、年間総収益は5億1800万ドルに達すると見込んでいます。また、37億ドルの設備投資計画の一環として、第1四半期に6億5200万ドルを投資しました。AWKは1株当たり0.8950ドルの四半期配当を発表し、これは8.2%の増配となります。さらに、2036年満期のシニア債7億ドルの発行に成功しました。
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