Stocks to Watch: Eyes on Sanofi (SNY), American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)

The price of Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) went up by $0.24 now trading at $41.9. Their shares witnessed a 11.23% increase from the 52-week low price of $37.67 they recorded on 2018-05-29. Even though it is still -8.88% behind the $45.62 high touched on 2018-11-09. The last few days have been good for the stock, as its price has grew by 1.97% during the week. It has also performed poorly over the past three months, as it lost around -1.53% while it has so far climbed around 8.83% during the course of a year. The stock of SNY recorded -3.48% downtrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Sanofi is set at $52. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 24.11% from the current trading price.

51 institutions entered new Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) positions, 193 added to their existing positions in these shares, 251 lowered their positions, and 54 exited their positions entirely.

Sanofi (SNY) trade volume has increased by 29.92% as around 1,407,231 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 1,083,178. At the moment, SNY is witnessing a downtrend, as it is trading -0.29% below its 20-day SMA, -2.86% below its 50-day SMA, and -3.07% below its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly 0%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 7.8% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the 4.8% increase witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) will likely come at $42.07, marking a 0.4% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $42.25, about 0.83% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $41.51, the lower end of the range. SNY’s 14-day MACD is -0.45 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 46.79, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 24.94 percent, which is high when compared to that of the 50-day’s 19.87 percent.

The shares of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) has increased by 0.78%, and now trading at $112.04 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 897,748. This is a decline of -181,634 shares over the average 1,079,382 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $112.04 went higher by 44.14% from its 52-week low of $77.73 that it attained back on 2018-06-11. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $112.52 nearly 3 days ago on 2019-05-17.

AWK stock has performed well over the past 30 days, as it added 9.54% while its price climbed by 23.43% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been good for the stock, as it rose 3.48% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $109.83. This means that the stock price might likely increase by -1.97% from its current trading price. 7 out of 14 Wall Street analysts which represents 50% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 50% rated it as a hold, with 0% of analysts rating it as a sell.

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly 9.8%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go up by 8.2% per year, following the 9.2% raise that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a uptrend, trading 4.41% above its 20-day SMA, 6.08% above its 50-day SMA, and 17.78% above its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate American Water Works Company, Inc. shares held by institutional investors is 88.8%. 92 institutions jumped in to acquire American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) fresh stake, 369 added to their current holdings in these shares, 331 lowered their positions, and 56 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is 2.1 and this positive figure indicates an upward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 75.31, which shows that its stock has been overbought. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 15.87 percent, which is more when compared to that of the 50-day’s 13.8 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $112.67, sporting a 0.56% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $113.31, representing nearly 1.12% premium to the current market price of American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $110.47, the lower end of the range.

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