Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP engages in the provision of water and sewage service. It also offers advisory services on the rational use of water, planning and commercial, and financial and operational management. The company was founded on September 6, 1973 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.20 to $22.70
• 50-Day Range: $19.12 to $22.74
• 52-Week Range: $13.87 to $22.88
• Volume: 1.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.77
• Dividend Yield: 1.69%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -47.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp are expected to decrease by -47.93% in the coming year, from $2.17 to $1.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is 7.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is 7.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.32.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a P/B Ratio of 2.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.80% of the float of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has recently increased by 70.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays a meaningful dividend of 1.77%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is 13.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.63% next year. This indicates that Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.80% of the float of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has recently increased by 70.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.55

News Sentiment

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a news sentiment score of 1.55. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for SBS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 10.62% of the stock of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is held by institutions.

SBS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SBS shares performed this year?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's stock was trading at $14.33 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SBS stock has increased by 56.7% and is now trading at $22.4570.

How were Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's earnings last quarter?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.01. The utilities provider earned $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.67 billion. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.34% and a net margin of 29.64%.
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Who are Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp include Impax Asset Management Group plc (1.34%), Amundi (0.86%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.46%) and Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc. (0.33%).

How do I buy shares of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp?

Shares of SBS 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp investors own include Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), GE Aerospace (GE), Builders FirstSource (BLDR) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/12/2025
• Today: 8/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - WATER SPLY
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SBS
• CIK: 1170858
• Web: www.sabesp.com.br
• Phone: 551133888000
• Fax: 55-11-3815-4465
• Employees: 10,552
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.78 billion
• Net Margins: 29.64%
• Pretax Margin: 37.74%
• Return on Equity: 29.34%
• Return on Assets: 13.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.69
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.26
• Cash Flow: $2.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.10
• Book Value: $10.44 per share
• Price / Book: 2.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 683,510,000
• Free Float: 676,675,000
• Market Cap: $15.15 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70