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California Water Service Group

CWT

45.610USD

+0.390+0.86%

Close 09/18, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

2.72BMarket Cap

20.01P/E TTM

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California Water Service Group

45.610

+0.390+0.86%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Strong Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

5 / 14

Overall Ranking

94 / 4723

Industry

Water & Related Utilities

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts

Strong Buy

Current Rating

55.250

Target Price

+22.70%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

California Water Service Group is a holding company that provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii and Texas through its subsidiaries. Its business is conducted through its operating subsidiaries and provides utility services. Its business consists of the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, and the provision of domestic and municipal fire protection services. It provides wastewater collection and treatment services, including treatment which allows water recycling. It also provides non-regulated water-related services under agreements with municipalities and other private companies. The non-regulated services include full water system operation, meter reading, and billing services. Non-regulated operations also include the lease of communication antenna sites, lab services and promotion of other non-regulated services.

High Growth

The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 22.49% year-on-year.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 98.73.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 34.31%.

Undervalued

The company’s latest PE is 19.80, at a low 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 54.40M shares, decreasing 4.09% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 7.34M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 7.16, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.26. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 264.95M, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.45%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 3.99%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.04

Change

0.12

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Financials

6.68

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

7.29

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

6.77

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

8.74

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

6.31

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 4.60, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.21. Its current P/E ratio is 19.80, which is 5.16% below the recent high of 20.83 and -2.28% above the recent low of 20.26.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

4.60

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 5/14

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 9.50, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 8.55. The average price target for California Water Service Group is 55.00, with a high of 60.00 and a low of 51.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.50

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts

Strong Buy

Current Rating

55.250

Target Price

+22.18%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

California Water Service Group

CWT

American Water Works Co Inc

AWK

Essential Utilities Inc

WTRG

SJW Group

SJW

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP

SBS

American States Water Co

AWR

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.32, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.51. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 47.07 and the support level at 44.15, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.03

Change

0.29

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(4)

Neutral(2)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.323

Sell

RSI(14)

45.089

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

23.864

Neutral

ATR(14)

0.820

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-100.641

Sell

Williams %R

69.133

Sell

TRIX(12,20)

-0.070

Sell

StochRSI(14)

65.391

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(5)

Neutral(0)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

45.460

Buy

MA10

45.906

Sell

MA20

46.354

Sell

MA50

46.120

Sell

MA100

46.568

Sell

MA200

46.599

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.57. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 91.31%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.16%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 7.34M shares, representing 12.31% of shares outstanding, with 2.01% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

9.08M

-2.44%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

7.34M

-1.76%

T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.

3.03M

+2.26%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

3.26M

-4.79%

Amundi Asset Management, SAS

1.89M

-1.06%

Nuance Investments, LLC

2.02M

+35.39%

KBI Global Investors Ltd.

1.13M

-4.69%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

1.40M

+3.15%

First Trust Advisors L.P.

1.44M

-14.79%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

1.20M

-4.77%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.78, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 5.23. The company's beta value is 0.67. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.