California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. It is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection. The company offers its services to approximately 486,900 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 4,800 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui and Hawaii; approximately 17,600 customer connections in the Tacoma and Olympia areas in Washington; and approximately 8,200 water and wastewater customer connections in the Belen, Los Lunas, Indian Hills, and Elephant Butte areas in New Mexico.
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Employees1,184
Next Earnings Date2/27/2020 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is California Water Service Group's stock symbol?
California Water Service Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CWT."
How often does California Water Service Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for California Water Service Group?
California Water Service Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be given a dividend of $0.2125 per share on Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This is an increase from California Water Service Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. View California Water Service Group's Dividend History.
How were California Water Service Group's earnings last quarter?
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.09. The utilities provider earned $232.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $224.50 million. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. View California Water Service Group's Earnings History.
When is California Water Service Group's next earnings date?
How can I listen to California Water Service Group's earnings call?
California Water Service Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 27th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What price target have analysts set for CWT?
2 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for California Water Service Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect California Water Service Group's stock price to reach $50.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for California Water Service Group.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for California Water Service Group?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for California Water Service Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for California Water Service Group.
Has California Water Service Group been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about CWT stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. California Water Service Group earned a daily sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for California Water Service Group.
Are investors shorting California Water Service Group?
California Water Service Group saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,020,000 shares, an increase of 9.8% from the December 31st total of 1,840,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 250,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 8.1 days. Currently, 4.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View California Water Service Group's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of California Water Service Group's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of California Water Service Group own?
Who are California Water Service Group's key executives?
California Water Service Group's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Martin A. Kropelnicki, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 52)
- Mr. Thomas F. Smegal III, VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 52)
- Ms. Lynne P. McGhee, VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 54)
- Mr. Paul G. Townsley, VP of Corp. Devel. & Chief Regulatory Matters Officer (Age 62)
- Mr. Robert J. Kuta, VP of Engineering and Chief Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Officer (Age 54)
Who are California Water Service Group's major shareholders?
California Water Service Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (8.15%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (3.00%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.31%), KBC Group NV (0.95%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.94%) and Nuance Investments LLC (0.84%). Company insiders that own California Water Service Group stock include David B Healey, Elissa Y Ouyang, George A Vera, Lester A Snow, Lynne P Mcghee, Michael B Luu, Peter C Nelson and Richard P Magnuson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for California Water Service Group.
Which institutional investors are selling California Water Service Group stock?
CWT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Raymond James & Associates, Citigroup Inc., Strs Ohio, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Company insiders that have sold California Water Service Group company stock in the last year include David B Healey, Elissa Y Ouyang, Lester A Snow, Michael B Luu, Peter C Nelson and Richard P Magnuson. View Insider Buying and Selling for California Water Service Group.
Which institutional investors are buying California Water Service Group stock?
CWT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuance Investments LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, ProShare Advisors LLC, Barclays PLC, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. and Pictet Asset Management Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for California Water Service Group.
How do I buy shares of California Water Service Group?
Shares of CWT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is California Water Service Group's stock price today?
One share of CWT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.77.
MarketBeat Community Rating for California Water Service Group (NYSE CWT)
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