SJW Group - SJW Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SJW Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" SJW shares.
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4 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for SJW Group's shares. Their SJW share price forecasts range from $65.00 to $67.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $66.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.3% from the stock's current price.
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SJW Group's stock was trading at $73.20 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, SJW shares have decreased by 16.7% and is now trading at $60.95.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 27th 2022.
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SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.22. The utilities provider had revenue of $149.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.43 million. SJW Group had a net margin of 9.03% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.54%.

SJW Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 5th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.
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SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.50%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 54 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 82.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, SJW will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.69% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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SJW Group issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.30-$2.40 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.36. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

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.

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

SJW Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew F Walters, Carl Guardino, Daniel B More, Douglas R King, James Patrick Lynch, Katharine Armstrong, Mary Ann Hanley, Valer Robert A Van and Wendy Avila-Walker.
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One share of SJW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.95.

SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion and generates $573.69 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $60.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.74 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 751 workers across the globe.

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.