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In the latest session, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd (NASDAQ: CWCO) closed at $26.50 down -3.99% from its previous closing price of $27.60. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.93 million shares were traded. CWCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.6703 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.44.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.97 and its Current Ratio is at 6.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
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, Janney on August 14, 2023, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $28 from $24 previously.
Janney Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on June 07, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $24.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 19 ’25 when MCTAGGART FREDERICK W. sold 2,328 shares for $28.02 per share. The transaction valued at 65,231 led to the insider holds 269,667 shares of the business.
MCTAGGART FREDERICK W. sold 2,000 shares of CWCO for $56,000 on Feb 18 ’25. The PRESIDENT AND CEO now owns 271,995 shares after completing the transaction at $28.00 per share. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Frederick W. McTaggart, who serves as the Officer, Director of the company, bought 70,000 shares for $27.98 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CWCO now has a Market Capitalization of 420682208 and an Enterprise Value of 330169728. As of this moment, Consolidated’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.465 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.325.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CWCO is 0.22, which has changed by -0.10894418 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.086116076 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CWCO has reached a high of $33.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.99%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CWCO has traded an average of 90.24K shares per day and 226380 over the past ten days. A total of 15.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.92M. Insiders hold about 6.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.88% stake in the company. Shares short for CWCO as of 1740700800 were 610399 with a Short Ratio of 6.76, compared to 1738281600 on 613023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 610399 and a Short% of Float of 4.099999700000001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CWCO is 0.41, from 0.41 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014855072The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.18. The current Payout Ratio is 23.15% for CWCO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1743465600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-08-25 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
