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As of close of business last night, California Water Service Group’s stock clocked out at $46.08, up 0.41% from its previous closing price of $45.89. In other words, the price has increased by $0.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.31 million shares were traded. CWT stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.305 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $45.645.
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 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 0.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.90 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
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 2744990208 and an Enterprise Value of 4165087488. As of this moment, California’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.294 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.161.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CWT is 0.65, which has changed by -0.041796625 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, CWT has reached a high of $56.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $41.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.32%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CWT traded 377.28K shares on average per day over the past three months and 299550 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 59.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.05M. Insiders hold about 0.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.48% stake in the company. Shares short for CWT as of 1748563200 were 685043 with a Short Ratio of 1.82, compared to 1745971200 on 799814. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 685043 and a Short% of Float of 1.6500000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.14, CWT has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.16. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024842013The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.86. The current Payout Ratio is 34.42% for CWT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1747008000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-06-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
