NYSE:SBS - Companhia de Saneamento Basico Stock Price, Price Target & More

Companhia de Saneamento Basico trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SBS."

Companhia de Saneamento Basico announced a special dividend on Tuesday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.3115 per share on Friday, July 6th. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 30th. View Companhia de Saneamento Basico's Dividend History.

Companhia de Saneamento Basico (NYSE:SBS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 10th. The utilities provider reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. Companhia de Saneamento Basico had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 16.48%. View Companhia de Saneamento Basico's Earnings History.

Companhia de Saneamento Basico is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August, 13th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Companhia de Saneamento Basico.

Companhia de Saneamento Basico saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,202,011 shares, an increase of 65.6% from the May 15th total of 2,537,403 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,372,157 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days.

Some companies that are related to Companhia de Saneamento Basico include American Water Works (AWK), Aqua America (WTR), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Connecticut Water Service (CTWS), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), AquaVenture (WAAS), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Consolidated Water (CWCO) and Global Water Resources (GWRS).

Media coverage about SBS stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Companhia de Saneamento Basico earned a daily sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.38 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Companhia de Saneamento Basico's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.06%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Companhia de Saneamento Basico.

SBS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Principal Financial Group Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Companhia de Saneamento Basico.

Shares of SBS 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SBS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.13.

Companhia de Saneamento Basico has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion and generates $4.58 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $789.04 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.16 on an earnings per share basis. Companhia de Saneamento Basico employs 14,137 workers across the globe.

Companhia de Saneamento Basico's mailing address is RUA COSTA CARVALHO 300, SAO PAULO D5, 05429-900. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 011-55-11-3388-8000 or via email at [email protected]