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After finishing at $51.30 in the prior trading day, California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT) closed at $51.29, down -0.02%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. CWT stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.725 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.045.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CWT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 0.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
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, Wells Fargo on July 31, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $57 from $50 previously.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on October 25, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $56 to $47.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 04 ’24 when Krummel Thomas M sold 555 shares for $55.09 per share. The transaction valued at 30,575 led to the insider holds 21,951 shares of the business.
Krummel Thomas M sold 555 shares of CWT for $30,153 on Aug 21 ’24. The Director now owns 22,506 shares after completing the transaction at $54.33 per share. On Aug 07 ’24, another insider, Krummel Thomas M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 555 shares for $52.91 each. As a result, the insider received 29,364 and left with 23,061 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, CWT now has a Market Capitalization of 3017729280 and an Enterprise Value of 4280933376. As of this moment, California’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.348 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.688.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CWT has reached a high of $56.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.82%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 276.08K shares per day over the past 3-months and 286650 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 58.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.33M. Insiders hold about 0.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.86% stake in the company. Shares short for CWT as of 1728950400 were 536426 with a Short Ratio of 1.94, compared to 1726185600 on 493456. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 536426 and a Short% of Float of 1.3200001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CWT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.08, compared to 1.10 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021052632The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.76.
