California Water Service Group (CWT)

NYSE: CWT · Real-Time Price · USD
47.29
-1.32 (-2.72%)
May 12, 2025, 1:24 PM - Market open
-2.72%
Market Cap 2.82B
Revenue (ttm) 970.03M
Net Income (ttm) 134.22M
Shares Out 59.57M
EPS (ttm) 2.26
PE Ratio 20.97
Forward PE 20.13
Dividend $1.20 (2.53%)
Ex-Dividend Date May 12, 2025
Volume 112,771
Open 48.46
Previous Close 48.61
Day's Range 47.15 - 48.46
52-Week Range 41.64 - 56.25
Beta 0.70
Analysts Strong Buy
Price Target 56.50 (+19.48%)
Earnings Date May 1, 2025

About CWT

California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. The company is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection services. It offers its services to approximately 499,400 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,700 water and wastewater customer connections on the islan... [Read more]

Sector Utilities
Founded 1926
Employees 1,278
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol CWT
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, CWT's revenue was $1.04 billion, an increase of 30.48% compared to the previous year's $794.63 million. Earnings were $190.81 million, an increase of 267.57%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 2 analysts, the average rating for CWT stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $56.5, which is an increase of 19.48% from the latest price.

Price Target
$56.5
(19.48% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

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California Water Service Group (CWT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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California Water Service Group Named a Top Workplace in the USA

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California Water Service Group Invests $471 Million in Infrastructure in 2024 to Make Water Systems Safer, More Resilient

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California Water Service Group Schedules 2024 Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter Earnings Results Announcement and Conference Call

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