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

Company Overview

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo, known as Sabesp, is a Brazilian water and wastewater services company headquartered in São Paulo. Its principal activities include the collection, treatment and distribution of drinking water, as well as the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage.

Sabesp supplies residential, commercial, industrial and public-sector customers. The company also operates and maintains water-production, distribution and wastewater-treatment infrastructure, and provides related services such as connections, metering and customer support.

Established in 1973, Sabesp has historically served hundreds of municipalities in the state of São Paulo, including the São Paulo metropolitan region, and has been one of Brazil’s largest sanitation companies by population served. Its operations are focused primarily on the state of São Paulo. Sabesp’s American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SBS.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.26 to $6.47
• 50-Day Range: $4.46 to $6.74
• 52-Week Range: $4.45 to $7.16
• Volume: 8.79 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.01
• Dividend Yield: 1.56%
• Price Target: $183.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate 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 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 96 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a consensus price target of $183.00, representing about 2,730.6% upside from its current price of $6.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 34.21%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp are expected to grow by 34.21% in the coming year, from $0.38 to $0.51 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 18.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is 18.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a PEG Ratio of 5.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a P/B Ratio of 2.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.38% 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 1.95, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has recently decreased by 4.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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 1.50%, 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 27.78%. 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 19.61% next year. This indicates that Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 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

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Water Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SBS
• CIK: 1170858
• Web: www.sabesp.com.br
• Phone: 551133888000
• Fax: 55-11-3815-4465
• Employees: 8,678
• Year Founded: 1973

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp: $183.00
• High Price Target: $183.00
• Low Price Target: $183.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2,748.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.91
• P/E Growth: 5.15
• Net Income: $1.52 billion
• Net Margins: 23.93%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.03%
• Return on Assets: 5.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.02
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.31
• Cash Flow: $0.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.51
• Book Value: $2.16 per share
• Price / Book: 2.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,518,870,000
• Free Float: 3,483,680,000
• Market Cap: $22.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.67