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As of close of business last night, H2O America’s stock clocked out at $52.81, up 1.36% from its previous closing price of $52.10. In other words, the price has increased by $1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.18 million shares were traded. HTO stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.25.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HTO’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.66 and its Current Ratio is at 0.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.21.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BofA Securities on February 03, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $55 from $59 previously.
On September 20, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $65.
Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on February 26, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $68.
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 Aug 22 ’24 when Hauk Bruce A sold 115 shares for $57.77 per share. The transaction valued at 6,644 led to the insider holds 8,333 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HTO now has a Market Capitalization of 1805198976 and an Enterprise Value of 3644235520. As of this moment, H2O’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.753 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.065.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HTO is 0.52, which has changed by 0.0068637133 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HTO has reached a high of $62.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $44.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.87%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HTO traded 269.27K shares on average per day over the past three months and 194100 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 34.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 31.31M. Insiders hold about 8.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.39% stake in the company. Shares short for HTO as of 1748563200 were 534743 with a Short Ratio of 1.99, compared to 1744675200 on 569988. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 534743 and a Short% of Float of 1.9299999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.62, HTO has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.64. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03109405The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.3. The current Payout Ratio is 55.82% for HTO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1747008000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-03-17 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of H2O America (HTO) involves the perspectives of 2.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.23, with high estimates of $1.26 and low estimates of $1.2.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.98 and $2.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.97. EPS for the following year is $3.14, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $3.15 and $3.12.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 3 analysts expect revenue to total $186.64M. It ranges from a high estimate of $192.93M to a low estimate of $183M. As of the current estimate, H2O America’s year-ago sales were $176.17MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $237.16M. There is a high estimate of $246.47M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $231M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HTO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $819.57M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $776.39M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $790.12M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $748.44MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $831.5M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $874.39M and the low estimate is $807.2M.
