Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for CWCO Q2 Earnings

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CWCO) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Consolidated Water in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.38. The consensus estimate for Consolidated Water’s current full-year earnings is $1.25 per share.

Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 14th. The utilities provider reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by ($0.08). Consolidated Water had a return on equity of 15.49% and a net margin of 23.26%. The company had revenue of $32.48 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.12 million.

Consolidated Water Price Performance

CWCO opened at $26.08 on Thursday. Consolidated Water has a 12 month low of $23.70 and a 12 month high of $38.29. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.31.

Consolidated Water Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be paid a $0.11 dividend. This is an increase from Consolidated Water’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 1st.

Institutional Trading of Consolidated Water

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its position in shares of Consolidated Water by 8.6% in the 1st quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 6,912 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $203,000 after buying an additional 547 shares in the last quarter. Farrow Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Consolidated Water by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Farrow Financial Inc. now owns 90,636 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,405,000 after acquiring an additional 602 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Consolidated Water by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 68,701 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,823,000 after buying an additional 643 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Consolidated Water during the first quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new position in Consolidated Water in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.16% of the company’s stock.

Consolidated Water Company Profile

Consolidated Water Co Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, constructs, manages, and operates water production and water treatment plants primarily in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, and the United States. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Bulk, Services, and Manufacturing.