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As of close of business last night, California Water Service Group’s stock clocked out at $44.38, down -1.79% from its previous closing price of $45.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. CWT stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.015.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CWT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.89 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
On January 07, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $56 to $52.
On December 11, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $57.BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating on December 11, 2024, with a $57 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 12 ’25 when Snow Lester A sold 1,200 shares for $46.51 per share. The transaction valued at 55,812 led to the insider holds 26,349 shares of the business.
Luu Michael B sold 985 shares of CWT for $50,728 on Nov 22 ’24. The Sr. VP Corp Svcs & Chief Risk now owns 20,354 shares after completing the transaction at $51.50 per share. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Luu Michael B, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 985 shares for $51.50 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CWT now has a Market Capitalization of 2644663808 and an Enterprise Value of 4092403712. As of this moment, California’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.083 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.6.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CWT is 0.69, which has changed by -0.10758096 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19736934 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CWT has reached a high of $52.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $41.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.92%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CWT traded 345.09K shares on average per day over the past three months and 458100 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 59.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.15M. Insiders hold about 0.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.17% stake in the company. Shares short for CWT as of 1760486400 were 822603 with a Short Ratio of 2.38, compared to 1757894400 on 918558. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 822603 and a Short% of Float of 1.9800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.18, CWT has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.18. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026111972. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.92. . The current Payout Ratio is 34.42% for CWT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-11 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-06-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 1.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.23, with high estimates of $0.23 and low estimates of $0.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.3 and $2.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.3. EPS for the following year is $2.54, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $2.57 and $2.47.
Revenue Estimates
In . The current quarter, 2 analysts expect revenue to total $237.3M. It ranges from a high estimate of $242.6M to a low estimate of $232M. As of . The current estimate, California Water Service Group’s year-ago sales were $222.19MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $210M. There is a high estimate of $210M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $210M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CWT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.04BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.11B and the low estimate is $1.04B.
