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California Water Service Group (CWT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$46.74 -0.86 (-1.80%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About California Water Service Group Stock (NYSE:CWT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$46.67
$47.76
50-Day Range
$44.36
$47.57
52-Week Range
$41.64
$56.25
Volume
242,401 shs
Average Volume
366,617 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.78 billion
P/E Ratio
20.41
Dividend Yield
2.57%
Price Target
$56.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

California Water Service Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

CWT MarketRank™: 

California Water Service Group scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    California Water Service Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    California Water Service Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about California Water Service Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for California Water Service Group are expected to decrease by -26.35% in the coming year, from $3.15 to $2.32 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of California Water Service Group is 20.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.66.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of California Water Service Group is 20.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.47.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    California Water Service Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.27. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    California Water Service Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about California Water Service Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.32% of the float of California Water Service Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    California Water Service Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in California Water Service Group has recently increased by 5.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    California Water Service Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    California Water Service Group has been increasing its dividend for 59 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of California Water Service Group is 52.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, California Water Service Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.72% next year. This indicates that California Water Service Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about California Water Service Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.32% of the float of California Water Service Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    California Water Service Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in California Water Service Group has recently increased by 5.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    California Water Service Group has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for California Water Service Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for CWT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, California Water Service Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $55,812.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.73% of the stock of California Water Service Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.78% of the stock of California Water Service Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about California Water Service Group's insider trading history.
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CWT Stock News Headlines

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CWT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

California Water Service Group's stock was trading at $45.33 at the start of the year. Since then, CWT shares have increased by 3.2% and is now trading at $46.7710.

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.25. The firm's revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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California Water Service Group's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.34%), Amundi (3.20%), Nuance Investments LLC (2.90%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Lester A Snow, Thomas M Krummel, Michael B Luu, David B Healey, Robert J Kuta and Michelle R Mortensen.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of CWT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that California Water Service Group investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), TotalEnergies (TTE), The RMR Group (RMR) and Southern First Bancshares (SFST).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Record date for 8/22 Dividend
8/11/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/22 Dividend
8/11/2025
Dividend Payable
8/22/2025
Today
8/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - WATER SPLY
Sub-Industry
Water Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:CWT
CIK
1035201
Employees
1,278
Year Founded
1926

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$57.00
Low Price Target
$55.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.29
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.43
Forward P/E Ratio
14.85
P/E Growth
2.27
Net Income
$190.81 million
Net Margins
13.71%
Pretax Margin
13.74%
Return on Equity
8.28%
Return on Assets
2.61%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.67
Current Ratio
0.53
Quick Ratio
0.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.04 billion
Price / Sales
2.69
Cash Flow
$5.38 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.70
Book Value
$27.55 per share
Price / Book
1.70

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
59,580,000
Free Float
59,146,000
Market Cap
$2.79 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.66
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This page (NYSE:CWT) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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