Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: AWK stock price vs LNT: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at LNT's multiple
Needs LNT P/E.
Implied fair value · at AWK's multiple
Needs AWK P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
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Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
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Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe AWK will sustain its superior operating margins and higher ROIC (8.0%) while maintaining lower leverage (Net Debt/EBITDA 4.1x) relative to LNT, then consider initiating a modest buy or accumulate on weakness because the stock trades only ~1.8% above LNT-implied P/E while offering stronger profitability and a cheaper EV/EBITDA (12.6x) versus LNT (17.8x).
AWK is trading modestly above LNT-implied P/E (implied price $131.01 vs current $133.39, -1.8% downside), placing it inside LNT-implied and historical valuation bands. The small valuation premium is offset by cheaper EV/EBITDA for AWK versus LNT, while P/S shows a modest premium for AWK.
Supporting Metrics
