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Adding SJW Group Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $77.09 -0.44 (-0.57%) (As of 01/27/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$76.64▼$77.8350-Day Range$73.68▼$83.5552-Week Range$55.74▼$83.88Volume463,191 shsAverage Volume332,326 shsMarket Capitalization$2.34 billionP/E Ratio40.15Dividend Yield1.87%Price Target$76.00 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media SJW Group MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.33 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside1.4% Downside$76.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy4.82% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.25Based on 7 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$109,712 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth5.51%From $2.36 to $2.49 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.43 out of 5 starsUtilities Sector28th out of 85 stocksWater Supply Industry7th out of 12 stocks 1.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSJW Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $76.00, SJW Group has a forecasted downside of 1.4% from its current price of $77.09.Amount of Analyst CoverageSJW Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted4.82% of the float of SJW Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSJW Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in SJW Group has recently decreased by 16.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldSJW Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSJW Group has been increasing its dividend for 55 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of SJW Group is 75.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, SJW Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.83% next year. This indicates that SJW Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for SJW. Previous Next 2.9 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentSJW Group has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 0.41 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for SJW Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, SJW Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $109,712.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.40% of the stock of SJW Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions72.08% of the stock of SJW Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for SJW Group are expected to grow by 5.51% in the coming year, from $2.36 to $2.49 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of SJW Group is 40.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.35.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of SJW Group is 40.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 92.35.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSJW Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) StockSJW Group operates as a holding company, which through its subsidiaries provides water utility services. It operates through the Water Utility Services and Real Estate Services segments. The Water Utility Services segment offers water utility and utility-related services. The Real Estate Services segment engages in property management and investment activity. The company was founded on February 8, 1985 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.Read More Receive SJW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SJW Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SJW Stock News HeadlinesJanuary 26, 2023 | marketwatch.comSJW Group Raises Quarterly Dividend by 5.6% >SJWJanuary 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comSJW Group’s Texas Subsidiary Reaches Agreements That Will Add Customers and Significant Water Supply to the Rapidly Growing Service AreaJanuary 29, 2023 | Porter & Company (Ad)Is This The End of Capitalism?EXPOSED: The establishment plot to disenfranchise and impoverish millions of Americans…January 19, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comSJW Group (NYSE:SJW) Downgraded by Royal Bank of CanadaJanuary 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEssential Utilities (WTRG) Unveils 2023 & Long-Term GuidanceJanuary 15, 2023 | seekingalpha.comSJW Group: Water Stocks Are In FavorJanuary 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comConsolidated Water (CWCO) Buys Residual PERC Water for $7.8MJanuary 6, 2023 | msn.comBenzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For January 5, 2023January 29, 2023 | Porter & Company (Ad)Is This The End of Capitalism?EXPOSED: The establishment plot to disenfranchise and impoverish millions of Americans…December 28, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.comSJW Group Appoints Bruce Hauk As COODecember 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comBruce A. Hauk Named Chief Operating Officer of SJW GroupDecember 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Water (AWK) Unit to Acquire Water Assets for $2.7MDecember 20, 2022 | nasdaq.comSJW Group Shares Near 52-Week High - Market MoverDecember 5, 2022 | msn.comWhy Agiliti Shares Are Seeing Blue Skies TodayDecember 5, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSJW Group's (NYSE:SJW) investors will be pleased with their 27% return over the last five yearsDecember 3, 2022 | marketwatch.comAllegro Microsystems, CubeSmart to Join S&P MidCap 400December 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSJW Group Announces Stephanie Orosco Promoted to Chief Human Resources OfficerNovember 30, 2022 | seekingalpha.comAmerican States Water started with Sell rating, SJW Group at Buy at UBSNovember 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comKristen A. Johnson Promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of SJW GroupNovember 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comShould You Buy SJW (SJW) After Golden Cross?November 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCraig J. Patla Named to Serve as President of Connecticut Water Service and Connecticut Water Company Following Retirement of Maureen P. WestbrookNovember 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comMarisa Joss Joins SJW Group as Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate SecretaryOctober 29, 2022 | seekingalpha.comSJW Group (SJW) Q3 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comSJW Group Announces 2022 Third Quarter Financial Results, Reaffirms 2022 Guidance, and Declares DividendOctober 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comPositive week for SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) institutional investors who lost 5.3% over the past yearOctober 19, 2022 | theglobeandmail.comThis American Company Holds The Record For Dividend IncreasesOctober 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCalifornia Water Service (CWT) Arm to Buy Keauhou Sewer AssetsSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive SJW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SJW Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SJW Company Calendar Last Earnings10/28/2021Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend11/04/2022Dividend Payable12/01/2022Today1/28/2023Ex-Dividend for 3/1 Dividend2/03/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/16/2023Dividend Payable3/01/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Water supply Sub-IndustryWater Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:SJW CUSIP78430510 CIK766829 Webwww.sjwgroup.com Phone(408) 279-7800Fax408-279-7917Employees751Year Founded1985Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$76.00 High Stock Price Forecast$85.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$65.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside-1.4%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.92 Trailing P/E Ratio40.15 Forward P/E Ratio32.67 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$60.48 million Net Margins9.91% Pretax Margin11.07% Return on Equity5.09% Return on Assets1.49% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.39 Current Ratio0.50 Quick Ratio0.50 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$573.69 million Price / Sales4.07 Cash Flow$4.99 per share Price / Cash Flow15.45 Book Value$34.69 per share Price / Book2.22Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares30,320,000Free Float30,198,000Market Cap$2.34 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.60 Key ExecutivesEric W. ThornburgChairman, President & Chief Executive OfficerBruce A. HaukChief Operating OfficerAndrew F. WaltersTreasurer, Chief Financial & Accounting OfficerJay FuscoVice President-Information TechnologyKristen A. JohnsonChief Administrative Officer & Executive VPKey CompetitorsMiddlesex WaterNASDAQ:MSEXCalifornia Water Service GroupNYSE:CWTAmerican States WaterNYSE:AWRYork WaterNASDAQ:YORWCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESPNYSE:SBSView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsNew York State Teachers Retirement SystemBought 13,700 shares on 1/27/2023Ownership: 0.045%First National Corp MA ADVSold 4,516 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.124%Comerica BankBought 11,860 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.093%Oregon Public Employees Retirement FundBought 8,872 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.029%Pinnacle Associates Ltd.Bought 3,000 shares on 1/25/2023Ownership: 0.010%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions SJW Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell SJW Group stock right now? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SJW Group in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" SJW shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SJW, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View SJW analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is SJW Group's stock price forecast for 2023? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for SJW Group's stock. Their SJW share price forecasts range from $65.00 to $85.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $76.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.4%. View analysts price targets for SJW or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have SJW shares performed in 2023? SJW Group's stock was trading at $81.19 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SJW shares have decreased by 5.0% and is now trading at $77.09. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting SJW Group? SJW Group saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,290,000 shares, a decline of 16.8% from the December 31st total of 1,550,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 368,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.5 days. Approximately 4.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View SJW Group's Short Interest. When is SJW Group's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 16th 2023. View our SJW earnings forecast. How were SJW Group's earnings last quarter? SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.07. The utilities provider had revenue of $166.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $168.41 million. SJW Group had a net margin of 9.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.09%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.92 earnings per share. How often does SJW Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for SJW Group? SJW Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share on Wednesday, March 1st. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Read our dividend analysis for SJW. Is SJW Group a good dividend stock? SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.86%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 55 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 75.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SJW will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.83% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for SJW. What guidance has SJW Group issued on next quarter's earnings? SJW Group updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Friday, November, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.30-$2.40 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $2.35. The company issued revenue guidance of -. What is Rich Roth's approval rating as SJW Group's CEO? 5 employees have rated SJW Group Chief Executive Officer Rich Roth on Glassdoor.com. Rich Roth has an approval rating of 60% among the company's employees. This puts Rich Roth in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of SJW Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other SJW Group investors own include California Water Service Group (CWT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Williams Companies (WMB), McDonald's (MCD), Altria Group (MO), Pfizer (PFE), Aflac (AFL), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Medtronic (MDT) and PepsiCo (PEP). What is SJW Group's stock symbol? SJW Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SJW." Who are SJW Group's major shareholders? SJW Group's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include PATRIZIA Pty Ltd (0.32%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.26%), Private Advisor Group LLC (0.13%), First National Corp MA ADV (0.12%), Comerica Bank (0.09%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew F Walters, Andrew Gere, Carl Guardino, Daniel B More, Douglas R King, James Patrick Lynch, Katharine Armstrong, Mary Ann Hanley and Wendy Avila-Walker. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of SJW Group? Shares of SJW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is SJW Group's stock price today? One share of SJW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.09. How much money does SJW Group make? SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) has a market capitalization of $2.34 billion and generates $573.69 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $60.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.92 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does SJW Group have? The company employs 751 workers across the globe. Does SJW Group have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of SJW Group: Connecticut Water Service.Read More How can I contact SJW Group? SJW Group's mailing address is 110 WEST TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA, 95110. The official website for the company is www.sjwgroup.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (408) 279-7800, via email at boardofdirectors@sjwater.com, or via fax at 408-279-7917. This page (NYSE:SJW) was last updated on 1/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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