American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) reported quarterly earnings of $1.22 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.25 by 2.4 percent. This is unchanged from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.271 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.287 billion by 1.27 percent. This is a 5.83 percent increase over sales of $1.201 billion the same period last year.