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Consolidated Water (CWCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$25.08
-0.25 (-0.99%)
(As of 10/23/2024 ET)

About Consolidated Water Stock (NASDAQ:CWCO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$24.95
$25.56
50-Day Range
$24.54
$28.01
52-Week Range
$23.70
$38.29
Volume
46,345 shs
Average Volume
123,473 shs
Market Capitalization
$396.99 million
P/E Ratio
17.06
Dividend Yield
1.75%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

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. The company produces potable water from seawater utilizing reverse osmosis technology and supply water to end-users, including residential, commercial, and government customers, as well as government-owned distributors. It offers design, engineering, construction, procurement, and management services for desalination projects and water treatment plants, as well as management and engineering services relating to municipal water distribution and treatment. In addition, the company manufactures and services a range of water-related products, including reverse osmosis desalination equipment, membrane separation equipment, filtration equipment, piping systems, vessels, and custom fabricated components; and provides design, engineering, consulting, management, inspection, training, and equipment maintenance services for commercial, municipal, and industrial water production, supply, and treatment, as well as desalination and wastewater treatment. Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.

Consolidated Water Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

CWCO MarketRank™: 

Consolidated Water scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Consolidated Water are expected to grow by 17.60% in the coming year, from $1.25 to $1.47 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Consolidated Water is 17.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 130.40.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Consolidated Water is 17.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 102.56.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Consolidated Water has a PEG Ratio of 2.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Consolidated Water has a P/B Ratio of 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Consolidated Water's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.93% of the float of Consolidated Water has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Consolidated Water has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Consolidated Water has recently increased by 11.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Consolidated Water pays a meaningful dividend of 1.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Consolidated Water does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Consolidated Water is 29.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Consolidated Water will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.93% next year. This indicates that Consolidated Water will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Consolidated Water's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.93% of the float of Consolidated Water has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Consolidated Water has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Consolidated Water has recently increased by 11.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Consolidated Water has a news sentiment score of -0.28. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Consolidated Water this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for CWCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    13 people have added Consolidated Water to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Consolidated Water insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.87% of the stock of Consolidated Water is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    55.16% of the stock of Consolidated Water is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Consolidated Water's insider trading history.
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CWCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Consolidated Water's stock was trading at $35.60 at the start of the year. Since then, CWCO shares have decreased by 29.6% and is now trading at $25.08.
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Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CWCO) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 14th. The utilities provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.08. The utilities provider earned $32.48 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.12 million. Consolidated Water had a net margin of 23.26% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.49%.

Consolidated Water's top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.40%), Diversified Trust Co (0.08%), American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP (0.07%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Clarence B Flowers, Wilmer F Pergande and Raymond Whittaker.
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Shares of CWCO 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Consolidated Water investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Meta Platforms (META), Jabil (JBL) and Disc Medicine (IRON).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend
7/01/2024
Dividend Payable
7/31/2024
Last Earnings
8/14/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend
10/01/2024
Today
10/24/2024
Dividend Payable
10/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/14/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Water
Sub-Industry
Water Utilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CWCO
CUSIP
G2377310
Employees
293
Year Founded
1973

Profitability

Net Income
$29.58 million
Pretax Margin
21.03%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$175.27 million
Cash Flow
$2.40 per share
Book Value
$12.18 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
14,905,000
Market Cap
$396.99 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.16

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This page (NASDAQ:CWCO) was last updated on 10/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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