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The price of Global Water Resources Inc (NASDAQ: GWRS) closed at $8.55 in the last session, up 1.30% from day before closing price of $8.44. In other words, the price has increased by $1.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 59819.0 shares were traded. GWRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.4.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GWRS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.18 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.42.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Janney on September 19, 2022, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $17.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 30 ’25 when Cohn Andrew M. bought 154,026 shares for $10.30 per share. The transaction valued at 1,586,468 led to the insider holds 2,540,908 shares of the business.
Levine Jonathan L bought 728,197 shares of GWRS for $7,500,429 on Sep 30 ’25. The Director now owns 12,128,122 shares after completing the transaction at $10.30 per share. On Mar 27 ’25, another insider, Cohn Andrew M., who serves as the Director of the company, bought 252,000 shares for $10.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 2,520,000 and bolstered with 2,379,899 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GWRS now has a Market Capitalization of 245814768 and an Enterprise Value of 362503776. As of this moment, Global’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 52.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 38.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.535 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.351.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GWRS is 1.00, which has changed by -0.37014925 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12159383 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GWRS has reached a high of $13.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.57%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GWRS traded on average about 74.81K shares per day over the past 3-months and 105110 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 28.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 12.93M. Insiders hold about 55.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 30.40% stake in the company. Shares short for GWRS as of 1763078400 were 173542 with a Short Ratio of 2.32, compared to 1760486400 on 168648. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 173542 and a Short% of Float of 1.08.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GWRS is 0.30, which was 0.299 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035426542. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.3.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Global Water Resources Inc (GWRS) is underway, with the input of 2.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.02, with high estimates of $0.02 and low estimates of $0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.19 and $0.18 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.19. EPS for the following year is $0.22, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.24 and $0.21.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $13.82M. It ranges from a high estimate of $14M to a low estimate of $13.56M. As of. The current estimate, Global Water Resources Inc’s year-ago sales were $13.25MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $13.34M. There is a high estimate of $13.67M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $13M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GWRS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $56.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $55.77M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $55.96M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $52.69MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $60.57M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $62.5M and the low estimate is $59.2M.
