NYSE:SJWSJW Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

SJW Group's stock was trading at $61.08 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SJW stock has increased by 1.6% and is now trading at $62.03. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SJW Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for SJW Group.

SJW Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for SJW Group.

SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.26. The utilities provider earned $115.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.80 million. SJW Group had a return on equity of 4.67% and a net margin of 4.35%. View SJW Group's earnings history.

SJW Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. View SJW Group's dividend history.

6 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for SJW Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $67.00 to $79.00. On average, they expect SJW Group's stock price to reach $71.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for SJW Group.

News stories about SJW stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive 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 positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. SJW Group earned a news sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about SJW Group.

SJW Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 387,800 shares, an increase of 30.3% from the June 15th total of 297,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 145,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View SJW Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to SJW Group include American Water Works (AWK), Aqua America (WTR), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Connecticut Water Service (CTWS), York Water (YORW), Cadiz (CDZI), Artesian Resources (ARTNA) and Consolidated Water (CWCO). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other SJW Group investors own include California Water Service Group (CWT), Williams Companies (WMB), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Mcdonald's (MCD), Altria Group (MO), PepsiCo (PEP), AFLAC (AFL), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Pfizer (PFE) and Sherwin-Williams (SHW).

SJW Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SJW."

SJW Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.34%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.01%) and Ellevest Inc. (0.00%). Company insiders that own SJW Group stock include Douglas R King, James Patrick Lynch, Mary Ann Hanley and Valer Robert A Van. View institutional ownership trends for SJW Group.

SJW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold SJW Group company stock in the last year include Douglas R King, and James Patrick Lynch. View insider buying and selling activity for SJW Group.

SJW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Ellevest Inc.. Company insiders that have bought SJW Group stock in the last two years include Mary Ann Hanley, and Valer Robert A Van. View insider buying and selling activity for SJW Group.

Shares of SJW 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 SJW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $62.03.

SJW Group has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion and generates $420.48 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $23.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.78 on an earnings per share basis. SJW Group employs 416 workers across the globe.

The official website for SJW Group is www.sjwgroup.com.

SJW Group's mailing address is 110 WEST TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA, 95110. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 408-279-7800 or via email at [email protected]