SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

SJW Group (NYSE:SJW - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.900-3.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.970. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

SJW Group Stock Down 0.5 %

SJW stock traded down $0.26 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $53.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 248,929 shares, compared to its average volume of 229,036. The company has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a PE ratio of 19.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 0.56. The firm's 50-day moving average is $53.37 and its 200-day moving average is $52.88. SJW Group has a 12 month low of $44.91 and a 12 month high of $62.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25.

SJW Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.14%. This is an increase from SJW Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. SJW Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.95%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on SJW. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of SJW Group from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Bank of America upgraded shares of SJW Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $59.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded SJW Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th.

About SJW Group

SJW Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in the United States. It operates in Water Utility Services and Real Estate Services segments. The company engages in the production, purchase, storage, purification, distribution, wholesale, and retail sale of water and wastewater services; and supplies groundwater from wells, surface water from watershed run-off and diversion, reclaimed water, and imported water purchased from the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

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