American Water Works (AWK) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.80 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.84 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.66 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -2.17%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this water utility would post earnings of $1.47 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.42, delivering a surprise of -3.40%.Over the last four quarters, th ...