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American Water Works Company, Inc. provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States and Canada. As of December 31, 2008, it served approximately 15 million people with drinking water, wastewater, and other water-related services in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. The company owned approximately 80 surface water treatment plants, 600 groundwater treatment plants, 1,100 groundwater wells, 50 wastewater treatment facilities, 1,100 treated water storage facilities, 1,200 pumping stations and 100 dams, and 48,000 miles of mains and collection pipes. American Water Works Company also enters into public/private partnerships, including operation and maintenance contracts; and design, build, and operate contracts for the provision of services to water and wastewater facilities for municipalities and the United States military. In addition, it designs, builds, and operates smaller-scale water and wastewater treatment plants for real estate developers, industrial companies, and new or expanding communities; and provides services to domestic homeowners to protect against the cost of repairing broken or leaking pipes inside and outside their homes. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in Voorhees, New Jersey. American Water Works Company, Inc. is a subsidiary of RWE Aktiengesellschaft.

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Key Statistics

Closing Price	33.99
Volume	603371
Volume Avg	974146
52 Week High	34.67
52 Week Low	25.39
PE	19.62
PE (group average)	N/A
EPS Year	1.75
EPS change Q/Q	17.39%
EPS change Q/Q Yr ago	50%
EPS change Q/Q next Q est	-43.75%
EPS change Y/Y	-24.54%
REV change Q/Q	-8.07%
REV change Q/Q Yr ago	7.78%
EPS next Q est	0.48
EPS next Y est	2.09
Divident Annual	0.91
Dividend Yield	2.68%