
American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) and Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) announced Monday that their boards unanimously approved an all-stock, tax-free merger. The move will create a dominant, regulated water and wastewater utility across the United States.
Based on stock prices as of Oct. 24, the combined entity is projected to have a market capitalization of $40 billion and an enterprise value of $63 billion.