American Water Works (AWK) has announced that its unit, Pennsylvania American Water, will invest $2.5 million to replace 3,300 feet of water mains in South Park Township, Allegheny County. This new upgrade will provide high-quality, reliable and affordable water service and fire protection to the customers in the region.Since a major portion of water and wastewater pipelines are nearing toward end of effective service life, timely repair, maintenance and upgrades become essential to provide reliable service ...

All investors love getting big returns from their portfolio, whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities. But when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments.While cash flow can come from bond interest or interest from other types of investments, income investors hone in on dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its ...

Investors interested in stocks from the Utility - Water Supply sector have probably already heard of Primo (PRMW) and American Water Works (AWK) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out.Everyone has their own methods for finding great value opportunities, but our model includes pairing an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system with a strong Zacks Rank. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets compan ...

While there’s much discussion about precious resources these days given heightened inflation concerns, there’s nothing more critical than water, which brings us to the best water stocks to buy in April.Simply stated, no alternative to water exists. We have what we have and that’s about it. Geopolitically, then, researchers are concerned that military conflicts will be waged over water rights and access in the next 50 to 100 years. It’s also projected to be a high probability.On a less draconian note, water ...

American Water Works (AWK) has announced that its unit, Pennsylvania American Water, will invest $5.7 million to install 2,900 feet of water mains in Punxsutawney area. This new upgrade will provide high-quality, reliable and affordable water service and fire protection to the customers in the region.The company will initially install 1,500 feet of new water main along Greenhouse Road in Bell Township and later this spring thee project will transition to Rikers and Williams Roads in Bell Township, where 1,4 ...

Wall Street had a dream run in 2023 reversing the nightmare of 2022. The impressive bull run is set to continue in 2024. Year to date, the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have rallied 5.5%, 10.5% and 11.1%, respectively.On Mar 20, after the FOMC meeting, the Fed kept the benchmark lending rate constant in the range of 5.25-5.5%. However, the Fed’s latest “dot-plot” (a closely watched matrix of anonymous projections from the 19 officials who comprise the FOMC) shows the benchmark lending rate to co ...

文章核心观点 - 投资者看重投资回报，收益型投资者关注现金流和股息，美国水务公司（AWK）是有吸引力的股息投资选择且获Zacks排名第二（买入） [1][4] 收益型投资者关注点 - 收益型投资者主要关注从流动资产投资中产生稳定现金流，股息是关注重点，学术研究表明股息在长期回报中占比大，很多情况下超总回报三分之一 [1] 美国水务公司情况 基本信息 - 美国水务公司位于卡姆登，属公用事业板块，今年迄今股价变化为 -10.6% [2] 股息情况 - 公司目前每股派息0.71美元，股息收益率2.4%，行业股息收益率2.41%，标准普尔500指数股息收益率1.59% [2] - 公司当前年化股息2.83美元，较去年增长1.9%，过去五年股息同比增长5次，年均增幅9.28% [2] - 公司当前派息率58%，即过去12个月每股收益的58%用于支付股息 [2] 盈利预期 - Zacks对该公司2024年每股收益的共识预期为5.20美元，同比增长率6.12% [3] 股息投资相关情况 - 投资者因税收优势、降低投资组合风险和提高股票投资利润等原因喜欢股息，但并非所有公司都提供季度派息，科技初创公司或高增长企业很少派息，成熟盈利大公司更常见 [4] - 高收益股票在利率上升期间往往表现不佳 [4]

公司供应商多样性报告 - 加利福尼亚美国水公司发布了年度供应商多样性报告，强调公司对多样性和包容性供应链的持续承诺，超过了加利福尼亚公共事业委员会（CPUC）2023年的目标[1] - 加利福尼亚美国水公司在2023年的供应商多样性方面表现出色，超过了CPUC的目标，将其总采购预算的50.49%投资于多样化供应商，达到了6,870万美元的支出[2] - 加利福尼亚美国水公司的供应商多样性报告展示了供应商多样性对公司业务和服务社区的积极影响，同时详细介绍了公司在2024年继续建设更具包容性供应链的计划[4] 公司多样性承诺 - 公司不仅在供应链方面致力于多样性，还在董事会多样性方面处于行业领先地位，并不断寻找增强员工多样性的新途径[3]

美国水公司 - 美国水公司强调美国环保局（EPA）2024年Fix a Leak Week活动，分享快速定位和修复漏水的提示[1] - 美国水公司获得EPA 2023年WaterSense卓越奖，表彰其在研究和消费者教育方面的战略合作努力[7] - 美国水公司是美国最大的受监管水务公司，提供安全、清洁、可靠和价格合理的饮用水和废水服务，拥有悠久历史，服务超过1400万人口，业务遍布14个州和18个军事基地[8] 漏水问题 - 家庭常见漏水问题通常很容易修复，忽视小漏水可能会在长期内造成财务损失[2] - 按照EPA的数据，平均每户家庭每年浪费近1万加仑水，常见漏水地点包括水龙头、马桶、洗衣机、浴缸龙头和淋浴头、锅炉系统等[2][3][4][5][6] 密苏里美国水公司 - 密苏里美国水公司是美国水公司的子公司，在密苏里州是最大的受监管水务公司，为约160万人口提供高质量可靠的水务服务[9]

文章核心观点 宾夕法尼亚美国水务公司借美国环保署2024年“修复漏水周”分享快速定位和修复漏水点的技巧 ，同时该公司因在研究和消费者教育方面的战略协作获2023年环保署节水卓越奖 [1] 公司介绍 - 美国水务是美国最大的受监管水和污水处理公用事业公司 ，历史可追溯到1886年 ，为14个州和18个军事基地超1400万人提供服务 ，有6500名专业人员 [2] - 宾夕法尼亚美国水务是美国水务子公司 ，是该州最大的受监管水公用事业公司 ，为约230万人提供服务 [2] 漏水情况及检查建议 - 美国家庭平均每年浪费近10000加仑水 [1] - 漏水的水龙头每年可能浪费近3200加仑水 [1] - 马桶漏水通常可通过调节或更换挡板阀解决 [1] - 若洗衣机下方地板有水 ，需联系维修人员 ，可能要更换排水软管 [1] - 浴缸喷头和淋浴喷头漏水每年会浪费数百加仑水 ，发现后应尽快处理 [1] - 若锅炉系统流水声持续不断 ，可能存在漏水 ，需联系专业人员检查维修 [1] 其他信息 - 可访问https://www.amwater.com/paaw/WaterWastewater - Information/detecting - leaks了解更多漏水检测信息并下载漏水检测套件 [1] - 可访问amwater.com获取美国水务更多信息 ，也可在领英、脸书、X和照片墙关注该公司 [2]