H2O America (HTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

H2O America, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTO) is a regulated water utility holding company that provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial and public-sector customers. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company owns and manages water supply, treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure, and is responsible for delivering reliable drinking water and related utility services.

The company serves communities primarily in California, Connecticut and Maine. Its operations include the San Jose Water Company, which has a long history of serving customers in the greater San Jose area, as well as water utility businesses in the northeastern United States. H2O America’s activities are generally conducted in regulated markets, where utility rates and service standards are overseen by state regulators.

H2O America traces its history to the San Jose Water Company, which was founded in 1866. The company has expanded over time through the development and acquisition of regulated water utility operations and was previously known as SJW Corp. Its business focuses on maintaining and upgrading essential water infrastructure, managing water resources and meeting evolving regulatory and customer requirements.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.92 to $62.32
• 50-Day Range: $61.08 to $64.81
• 52-Week Range: $43.75 to $67.09
• Volume: 278,067 shs
• Average Volume: 448,490 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.69
• Dividend Yield: 2.87%
• Price Target: $65.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

H2O America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

H2O America scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 95 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

H2O America has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for H2O America is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

H2O America has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.79%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for H2O America are expected to decrease by -1.79% in the coming year, from $2.80 to $2.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of H2O America is 21.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of H2O America is 21.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

H2O America has a PEG Ratio of 7.17. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

H2O America has a P/B Ratio of 1.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.39% of the float of H2O America has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

H2O America has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.87, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in H2O America has recently decreased by 0.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

H2O America pays a meaningful dividend of 2.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

H2O America has been increasing its dividend for 57 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of H2O America is 62.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, H2O America will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.00% next year. This indicates that H2O America will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

H2O America has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for H2O America this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added H2O America to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $199,841.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0078% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, H2O America insiders have bought 195.17% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $302,232.00 in company stock and sold $102,391.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.52% of the stock of H2O America is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.29% of the stock of H2O America is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Water Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HTO
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SJW
• CIK: 766829
• Web: www.h2o-america.com
• Phone: (408) 367-8200
• Fax: 408-279-7917
• Employees: 837
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for H2O America: $65.67
• High Price Target: $72.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.92
• P/E Growth: 7.17
• Net Income: $102.58 million
• Net Margins: 12.91%
• Pretax Margin: 14.31%
• Return on Equity: 6.65%
• Return on Assets: 2.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.02
• Current Ratio: 1.67
• Quick Ratio: 1.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $800.59 million
• Price / Sales: 3.21
• Cash Flow: $6.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.89
• Book Value: $43.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,860,000
• Free Float: 41,639,000
• Market Cap: $2.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34