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AWK vs FE
Side-by-side comparison of American Water Works Company Inc. (AWK) and FirstEnergy Corp. (FE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both companies sit in the Utilities sector. AWK focuses on Water Supply, while FE focuses on Electric Utilities: Central.
- FE is the larger of the two at $26.85B, about 1.1x AWK ($24.31B).
- AWK has been more active in the news (34 items in the past 4 weeks vs 7 for FE).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
American Water Works Company Inc.
American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 16 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, such as food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides various warranty protection programs to residential customers; and water and wastewater services on various military installations. In addition, the company undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. It operates approximately 79 surface water treatment plants; 530 groundwater treatment plants; 150 wastewater treatment plants; 53,200 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,100 groundwater wells; 1,600 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,300 treated water storage facilities; and 75 dams. The company serves approximately 15 million people with drinking water, wastewater, and other water-related services in 46 states. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
FirstEnergy Corp.
FirstEnergy Corp., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments. It operates 24,035 circuit miles of overhead and underground transmission lines; and electric distribution systems, including 272,531 miles of overhead pole line and underground conduit carrying primary, secondary, and street lighting circuits, as well as owns substations with a total installed transformer capacity of approximately 155,920,348 kilovolt-amperes. The company serves approximately 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. FirstEnergy Corp. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
Latest AWK
- Maryland American Water Encourages Customers to Practice Wise Water Use as Hotter, Drier Summer Conditions Raise Drought Concerns Across Maryland
- Virginia American Water Encourages Customers to Practice Wise Water Use as Hotter, Drier Summer Conditions Raise Drought Concerns Across Virginia
- American Water Participates in EEI 2026 Keynote on Power, Water and Resilient Infrastructure
- SEC Form 425 filed by American Water Works Company Inc.
- Iowa American Water Announces Jacqueline Kleppe as Manager of External Communications
- American Water Continues Commitment to Advancing Utility Resilience; Achieves Utility Resilience Goal Five Years Early
- American Water Joins Dialogue on Affordability at the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners 2026 Annual Meeting
- American Water Works Company Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- New Jersey American Water Completes Purchase of Montague Sewer & Water Company's Utility Systems, Part of Nexus Water Group Systems
- Virginia American Water Completes Purchase of Colchester Utilities Wastewater System, Part of Nexus Water Group Systems
Latest FE
- Chairman, President and CEO Tierney Brian X covered exercise/tax liability with 16,991 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 523,810 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy tax liability
- Jersey Central Power & Light Company Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for its 4.150% Senior Notes due 2029, 4.400% Senior Notes due 2031 and 5.150% Senior Notes due 2036
- FirstEnergy Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SEC Form S-3 filed by FirstEnergy Corp.
- FirstEnergy's Ohio Electric Companies File Three-Year Rate Plan to Support Reliable Service and Expand Customer Support
- FirstEnergy Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Mon Power and Potomac Edison Request Rate Review, Proposing Two Paths to Support Reliability Investments
- FirstEnergy upgraded by TD Cowen with a new price target
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by FirstEnergy Corp.
- FirstEnergy Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits