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 bearish on a daily basis. The KST shows a bearish signal on the weekly but bullish on the monthly, while Dow Theory and OBV indicate a mildly bearish stance on both weekly and monthly time frames.
In terms of performance, the stock has underperformed the S&P 500 across all multi-period returns, with a notable -8.71% return over the past week compared to a 0.71% gain in the S&P 500, and a -19.82% return over the past five years versus a 109.18% gain in the benchmark.