California Water Service Group (CWT)

NYSE: CWT · Real-Time Price · USD
44.48
-0.27 (-0.60%)
At close: Jan 17, 2025, 4:00 PM
44.45
-0.03 (-0.07%)
After-hours: Jan 17, 2025, 4:20 PM EST
-0.60%
Market Cap 2.65B
Revenue (ttm) 1.03B
Net Income (ttm) 201.28M
Shares Out 59.47M
EPS (ttm) 3.46
PE Ratio 12.86
Forward PE 20.96
Dividend $1.12 (2.52%)
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 12, 2024
Volume 332,883
Open 44.92
Previous Close 44.75
Day's Range 44.36 - 45.20
52-Week Range 41.64 - 56.25
Beta 0.51
Analysts Buy
Price Target 52.00 (+16.91%)
Earnings Date Feb 27, 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 497,700 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,500 water and wastewater customer connections on the islan... [Read more]

Sector Utilities
Founded 1926
Employees 1,266
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol CWT
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2023, CWT's revenue was $794.63 million, a decrease of -6.12% compared to the previous year's $846.43 million. Earnings were $51.91 million, a decrease of -45.93%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 3 analysts, the average rating for CWT stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $52.0, which is an increase of 16.91% from the latest price.

Price Target
$52.0
(16.91% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Buy 3 'Safer' Dividend Kings Of 25 From 53 For January

“A Dividend King [is] a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.”—suredividend.com. 53 Divided Kings, screened as of January 10, 2025, represented all eleven Morningstar Sectors....

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5 days ago - Seeking Alpha

California Public Utilities Commission Grants California Water Service's Request to Postpone Cost of Capital Application to May 1, 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NYSE: CWT)—The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has granted the request of California Water Service (Cal Water) and three other utilit...

5 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

California Water Service Group Offering $80,000 to Students through 12th Annual College Scholarship Program

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To help improve the quality of life in the communities it serves, California Water Service Group (Group) (NYSE: CWT) has opened its 11th annual Coll...

7 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

California Water Service Group Promotes Kenneth G. Jenkins to Vice President, Water Resources Planning and Sustainability

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Water Service Group (Group) (NYSE:CWT) today announced the promotion of Kenneth G. Jenkins to the newly created position of Vice Presiden...

13 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

California Water Service Awards More Than $175,000 in Grants to Seven Fire Departments

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To support local fire departments and their efforts to provide rescue and emergency services, California Water Service (Cal Water) today announced i...

4 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Tortoise Capital Announces Index Updates for Fourth Quarter 2024

OVERLAND PARK, KS / ACCESSWIRE / December 13, 2024 / Tortoise Capital today announced upcoming additions and deletions to its indices as part of its regular quarterly rebalancing for the fourth quarte...

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5 weeks ago - Accesswire

Buy 6 December Dividend Kings But Watch 22 With 'Safer' Dividends

"A Dividend King [is] a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases." - suredividend.com. 53 Divided Kings, screened as of December 11, 2024, represented all eleven Morningstar Secto...

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5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

This Water Utility Stock Trades At A Discount: Analyst

BofA Securities analyst Ross Fowler initiated coverage on California Water Service Group CWT with a Buy rating and price forecast of $57, which implies an upside potential of 17%.

5 weeks ago - Benzinga

California Water Service Group Completes Purchase of Kukui'ula South Shore Community Services' Wastewater System

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expanding its operations on The Garden Isle, California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT) subsidiary Hawaii Water Service (Hawaii Water) finalized the...

6 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

California Water Service Group Named One of “America's Most Responsible Companies” by Newsweek for Fourth Consecutive Year

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As a reflection of the utility's ongoing commitment to sustainability and corporate citizenship, Newsweek today named California Water Service Group...

6 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

California Water Leaders Heading to Palm Desert for ACWA Fall Conference

Public water agency leaders from throughout California will gather in Palm Desert Dec. 4-5 for the Assoc. of Calif. Water Agencies Fall Conference & Expo

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

California Water Service Group (CWT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Q3 2024 Results Conference Call October 31, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants James Lynch - Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer ...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

California Water Service Group Reports Third Quarter Results

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Water Service Group (“Group” or “Company,” NYSE: CWT), a leading publicly traded water utility serving California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Wa...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

California Water Service Group Board of Directors Declares 319th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At its meeting on October 30, 2024, the California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT) Board of Directors declared the company's 319th consecutive quart...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

NAACP Butte County Chapter Recognizes Cal Water with Award for Commitment to Supporting Oroville, Chico Communities

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NYSE: CWT—For the utility's commitment to improving the lives of those in its local communities, the National Association for the Advancement of Col...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Newsweek names California Water Service Group One of “America's Greenest Companies”

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For its commitment to and advancements in sustainability, California Water Service Group (Group) (NYSE: CWT) has been named one of “America's Greene...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Buy 7 October Dividend Kings, Watch 10 More

A Dividend King is a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases per suredividend.com. The 53 Dividend Kings, screened as of October 8, represented 8 of 11 Morningstar Sectors. Broke...

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3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

California Water Service Group Schedules 2024 Third Quarter Earnings Results Announcement and Conference Call

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT) today announced that its 2024 third quarter earnings results will be released at 9:00 a.m. ET with its ea...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Undervalued Dividend Kings: October 2024

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EPA Names Cal Water 2024 WaterSense® Excellence Award Winner for Second Consecutive Year

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NYSE: CWT—For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored California Water Service (Cal Water) with its Wa...

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

14 Incredible High-Yield Dividend Aristocrat Bargain Buys For October

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California Water Service Launches 11th Annual School Conservation Education Program

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Water Service (Cal Water), in partnership with DoGoodery, has launched its 11th annual water conservation education program for schools ...

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

California Water Service Group: Buy It And Let It Drip

California Water Service is a Dividend King with a 57-year streak, offering a forward yield of 2.04% and a solid payout ratio of ~38%. Recent rate case approval and lower expenses have boosted EPS and...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Tortoise Capital Announces Index Updates for Third Quarter 2024 and Change of Methodology for the Tortoise North American Pipeline Indexsm (TNAP)

OVERLAND PARK, KS / ACCESSWIRE / September 13, 2024 / Tortoise Capital today announced upcoming additions and deletions to its indices as part of its regular quarterly rebalancing for the third quarte...

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4 months ago - Accesswire

Buy 7 September Dividend Kings, Watch 9 More

"What is a Dividend King? A stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.” - suredividend.com. The 53 Dividend Kings, screened as of Sept. 10, represented eight of 11 Morningstar Sect...

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