Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for CWCO

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CWCO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Consolidated Water in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.91 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.90. The consensus estimate for Consolidated Water's current full-year earnings is $1.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Consolidated Water's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded Consolidated Water from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd.

Consolidated Water Price Performance

CWCO stock traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $27.27. 190,069 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 109,660. The company has a market cap of $434.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.39. The stock's 50 day moving average is $24.56 and its 200 day moving average is $25.80. Consolidated Water has a 12-month low of $22.69 and a 12-month high of $29.88.

Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $33.72 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $32.30 million. Consolidated Water had a return on equity of 12.98% and a net margin of 23.06%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Consolidated Water

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CWCO. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Consolidated Water by 23.9% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,479 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $168,000 after acquiring an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Consolidated Water by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 2,634 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Consolidated Water by 59.3% in the fourth quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 1,720 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares in the last quarter. TSP Capital Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Consolidated Water by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. TSP Capital Management Group LLC now owns 479,175 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $12,406,000 after acquiring an additional 7,075 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Consolidated Water by 643.4% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,349 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 2,033 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.16% of the company's stock.

About Consolidated Water

Consolidated Water Co Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, constructs, manages, and operates water production and water treatment plants primarily in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, and the United States. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Bulk, Services, and Manufacturing.