California Water Service Group (CWT): Price and Financial Metrics

California Water Service Group (CWT): $45.60

0.72 (-1.55%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

D

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

D

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Industry: Water

Industry

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Ranked

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CWT Price/Volume Stats

Current price $45.60 52-week high $61.59
Prev. close $46.32 52-week low $44.83
Day low $45.29 Volume 349,800
Day high $46.19 Avg. volume 334,874
50-day MA $46.74 Dividend yield 2.4%
200-day MA $49.88 Market Cap 2.63B

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CWT POWR Grades

  • Growth is the dimension where CWT ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 59.32% of US stocks.
  • CWT's strongest trending metric is Growth; it's been moving up over the last 26 weeks.
  • CWT ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 13th percentile.

CWT Stock Summary

  • CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP's stock had its IPO on March 26, 1990, making it an older stock than 84.83% of US equities in our set.
  • With a price/earnings ratio of 71.5, CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP P/E ratio is greater than that of about 91.18% of stocks in our set with positive earnings.
  • In terms of volatility of its share price, CWT is more volatile than merely 14.4% of stocks we're observing.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to CWT, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are LDOS, UHT, CLVT, CABO, and GWRS.
  • Visit CWT's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.calwatergroup.com.

CWT Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Utilities stock, CWT's price/earnings ratio is 275.84% higher, now standing at 73.1.
  • Over the past 243 months, CWT's price/sales ratio has gone up 2.1.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for CWT.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
CWT 2023-12-27 3.9 2.1 73.1 48.0
CWT 2023-12-26 3.9 2.1 73.3 48.1
CWT 2023-12-22 3.9 2.1 73.0 47.9
CWT 2023-12-21 3.9 2.1 72.8 47.8
CWT 2023-12-20 3.9 2.1 72.9 47.9
CWT 2023-12-19 4.0 2.2 74.8 48.8

CWT Growth Metrics

    The 3 year revenue growth rate now stands at 17.93%.
  • The 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at 1071.03%.
  • Its year over year price growth rate is now at -8.81%.
CWT's revenue has moved up $104,263,000 over the prior 33 months.

The table below shows CWT's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-09-30 818.82 252.401 79.945
2022-06-30 809.236 253.978 86.502
2022-03-31 816.165 255.932 105.243
2021-12-31 790.909 231.718 101.125
2021-09-30 806.735 200.418 113.119
2021-06-30 854.12 165.57 147.05

CWT's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • CWT has a Quality Grade of D, ranking ahead of 15.15% of graded US stocks.
  • CWT's asset turnover comes in at 0.229 -- ranking 45th of 105 Utilities stocks.
  • PCYO, LNG, and SRE are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with CWT.

The table below shows CWT's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 0.229 0.466 0.039
2021-06-30 0.245 0.491 0.051
2021-03-31 0.238 0.466 0.044
2020-12-31 0.235 0.458 0.039
2020-09-30 0.237 0.453 0.039
2020-06-30 0.223 0.413 0.024

CWT Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of CWT, see our CWT price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $57.58 Average Broker Recommendation 2.07 (Hold)

California Water Service Group (CWT) Company Bio


California Water Services Group provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in San Jose, California.


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Below are the latest news stories about CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate CWT as an investment opportunity.

California Water Service Group Shares Key Updates on Climate Strategy

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Water Service Group (Group) (NYSE: CWT) today announced key updates for ongoing work to enhance its climate strategy. The company’s Mid-Year Climate Update is published online at www.calwatergroup.com/esg23-update. Additionally, following the announcement of Group’s commitment to set absolute, science-based Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions reduction targets before the end of the third quarter of 2024, the company confirms that it is

Yahoo | December 18, 2023

Investors Interested In California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Earnings

When close to half the companies in the United States have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 16x, you may...

Yahoo | December 18, 2023

American Water's (AWK) Indiana Arm Invests $97M in Upgrades

American Water's (AWK) subsidiary, Indiana American Water, continues to upgrade water mains in its service territories to provide reliable services to its customers.

Yahoo | December 12, 2023

American Water (AWK) Arm Buys Donahue City's Assets for $1.75M

American Water (AWK), along with its subsidiaries, continues to expand through systematic acquisitions. Regular investments are making its infrastructure more resilient.

Yahoo | December 8, 2023

California Water Service Group Earns “America’s Most Responsible Companies” Designation by Newsweek for Third Consecutive Year

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the third year in a row, California Water Service Group (Group) (NYSE: CWT) has earned a spot on Newsweek magazine’s list of “America’s Most Responsible Companies.” Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world’s leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, recognized Group for the utility’s sustainability and corporate citizenship efforts. Group ranked No. 1 among investor-owned water utilities, 16th in the Energy & Utilities category,

Yahoo | December 6, 2023

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CWT Price Returns

1-mo -4.04%
3-mo -12.13%
6-mo -4.83%
1-year -19.42%
3-year -10.25%
5-year -8.87%
YTD -11.56%
2023 -12.83%
2022 -14.13%
2021 35.05%
2020 6.68%
2019 9.85%

CWT Dividends

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