Is American Water Works Co., Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 31 October 2025, the technical trend for American Water Works Co., Inc. has changed from mildly bearish to bearish. The current stance is bearish with a strong indication from multiple indicators: the MACD is bearish on both weekly and monthly time frames, Bollinger Bands are bearish, and moving averages are also bearish on a daily basis. The KST shows mixed signals with a bearish weekly and bullish monthly, while Dow Theory and OBV indicate a mildly bearish stance on both weekly and monthly charts.
In terms of performance, the stock has underperformed against the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a 1-year return of -7.01% compared to the S&P 500's 19.89%, and a 3-year return of -11.63% versus 76.66% for the index.