Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of GWRS Q3 Earnings

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Global Water Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GWRS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Global Water Resources in a research note issued on Monday, August 18th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Global Water Resources' current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share.

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut Global Water Resources from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th.

Global Water Resources Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GWRS traded up $0.30 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $10.03. 81,216 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 64,894. Global Water Resources has a fifty-two week low of $9.37 and a fifty-two week high of $13.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. The firm has a market cap of $275.52 million, a PE ratio of 45.59, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.45.

Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The utilities provider reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06. Global Water Resources had a return on equity of 9.67% and a net margin of 10.27%.The firm had revenue of $14.24 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.20 million.

Global Water Resources Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a $0.0253 dividend. This represents a yield of 310.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. Global Water Resources's payout ratio is presently 136.36%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Global Water Resources

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in Global Water Resources by 12.0% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,595 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $181,000 after buying an additional 1,884 shares during the last quarter. Redmond Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Global Water Resources by 202.3% in the 1st quarter. Redmond Asset Management LLC now owns 134,496 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,387,000 after buying an additional 90,000 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL acquired a new stake in Global Water Resources in the 1st quarter worth about $113,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Global Water Resources by 110.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 44,067 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $507,000 after buying an additional 23,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in Global Water Resources by 46.3% in the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 342,593 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,532,000 after buying an additional 108,500 shares during the last quarter. 27.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Global Water Resources

Global Water Resources, Inc, a water resource management company, owns, operates, and manages regulated water, wastewater, and recycled water systems primarily in metropolitan Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. It serves approximately 82,000 people in approximately 32,000 homes. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.