NYSE:CWTCalifornia Water Service Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

California Water Service Group's stock was trading at $48.41 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CWT shares have decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at $47.47. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for California Water Service Group in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for California Water Service Group.

California Water Service Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for California Water Service Group.

California Water Service Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 30th. The utilities provider reported ($0.42) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.44. The utilities provider earned $125.56 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $69.33 million. California Water Service Group had a return on equity of 6.69% and a net margin of 7.07%. The company's revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.16) earnings per share. View California Water Service Group's earnings history.

California Water Service Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th will be given a dividend of $0.213 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. This is an increase from California Water Service Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View California Water Service Group's dividend history.

4 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for California Water Service Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $56.00. On average, they anticipate California Water Service Group's share price to reach $52.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for California Water Service Group.

Media headlines about CWT stock have trended extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. 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 coverage optimism score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about California Water Service Group.

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California Water Service Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CWT."

California Water Service Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%) and 6 Meridian (0.01%). Company insiders that own California Water Service Group stock include David B Healey, Elissa Y Ouyang, Lester A Snow, Michael B Luu, Peter C Nelson and Richard P Magnuson. View institutional ownership trends for California Water Service Group.

CWT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 6 Meridian. Company insiders that have sold California Water Service Group company stock in the last year include David B Healey, Peter C Nelson, and Richard P Magnuson. View insider buying and selling activity for California Water Service Group.

CWT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View insider buying and selling activity for 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.

One share of CWT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.47.

California Water Service Group has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion and generates $714.56 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $63.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.31 on an earnings per share basis. California Water Service Group employs 1,207 workers across the globe.

The official website for California Water Service Group is www.calwatergroup.com.

California Water Service Group's mailing address is 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA, 95112. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 408-367-8200 or via email at [email protected]