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Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A vs American Water Works: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A (HTO) and American Water Works (AWK) compare, as of Aug 10, 2026.

As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A as the more attractively valued of the two: Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A trades at €19.78 versus a fair value of €24.22 (+22%), while American Water Works trades at $135 versus $65.80 (-51%).
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A
HTO.AT · EUR · Communication Services
+22%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price€19.78
Fair Value€24.22
Quality72/100
American Water Works
AWK · USD · Utilities
-51%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$135
Fair Value$65.80
Quality41/100

Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.AAmerican Water Works
Valuation
10.6×P/E (TTM)22.9×
2.54×P/S (TTM)5.04×
4.22×P/B2.42×
7.2×EV/EBITDA13.7×
1.34×PEG2.51×
4.5%Dividend yield2.6%
€0.88Dividend per share$3.31
Profitability
14%Net margin21%
24%Operating margin33%
33%Return on equity10%
10%Return on assets4%
Growth
-2%Revenue growth (YoY)6%
0.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.7%
1.2%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.4%
Balance & size
0.17×Debt / equity1.18×
$9BMarket cap$26B
weakGrowth qualitymixed

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A leads: 8 to 6 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.Aof which business quality 70 · market factors 77 American Water Worksof which business quality 38 · market factors 58
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
71
36
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
46
33
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
73
48
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
71
18
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
63
31
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
93
88
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
63
45
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
82
45
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
91
70

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A

DCF Models€21.64
Earnings-Based€13.87
Dividend Discount€8.52
Multiples€26.66
Asset-Based€3.49
Growth DCF€20.95
Economic Profit€13.47
Growth Earnings€20.56

12 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

American Water Works

Earnings-Based$34.02
Dividend Discount$54.96
Multiples$78.34
Asset-Based$37.18
Economic Profit$39.66
Growth Earnings$90.46

16 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A
Bear €16.20Fair Value €24.22Bull €34.03
€19.78 = current price (white tick)
American Water Works
Bear $49.35Fair Value $65.80Bull $99.51
$135 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A · Communication Services

Quality score72 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+22% · above median

American Water Works · Utilities

Quality score41 · below median
Fair value upside-51% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A as the more attractively valued of the two: Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A trades at €19.78 versus a fair value of €24.22 (+22%), while American Water Works trades at $135 versus $65.80 (-51%).

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A has the higher quality score (72/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.