NYSE:SJWSJW Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

SJW Group's stock was trading at $61.08 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SJW shares have increased by 2.5% and is now trading at $62.62. 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.26. The utilities provider had revenue of $115.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. View SJW Group's dividend history.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for SJW Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $67.00 to $79.00. On average, they anticipate SJW Group's stock price to reach $71.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for SJW Group.

News articles about SJW stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. SJW Group earned a media sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories 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 short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company's stock are sold short. 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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 bought 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 $62.62.

SJW Group has a market capitalization of $1.79 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]