H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the nine analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $65.50.
A number of equities analysts recently commented on HTO shares. Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $67.00 target price on shares of H2O America in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. BTIG Research set a $70.00 price target on H2O America in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Zacks Research raised H2O America from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised H2O America from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on H2O America from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th.
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H2O America Stock Down 2.8%
Shares of H2O America stock opened at $58.44 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $60.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 0.33. H2O America has a 52-week low of $43.75 and a 52-week high of $67.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 1.67.
H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.02. H2O America had a return on equity of 6.65% and a net margin of 12.91%.The company had revenue of $210.47 million for the quarter. H2O America has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.080-3.180 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that H2O America will post 2.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.
H2O America Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th were given a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 10th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. H2O America's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.19%.
Institutional Trading of H2O America
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in H2O America during the second quarter valued at $431,857,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of H2O America by 23.7% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,995,839 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $121,287,000 after buying an additional 382,268 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of H2O America in the 4th quarter worth about $70,830,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of H2O America by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 705,345 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $41,383,000 after buying an additional 46,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of H2O America by 41.9% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 593,161 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $34,801,000 after buying an additional 175,270 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.29% of the company's stock.
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