Q3 2025 Earnings Forecast for California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Issued By Zacks Research

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of California Water Service Group in a report released on Wednesday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.12. The consensus estimate for California Water Service Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for California Water Service Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS.

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $244.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $216.25 million. California Water Service Group had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 17.78%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.17 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on California Water Service Group from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of California Water Service Group from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $50.00 to $57.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of California Water Service Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $53.67.

California Water Service Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CWT opened at $54.30 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $50.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a PE ratio of 21.72 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.52. California Water Service Group has a fifty-two week low of $43.50 and a fifty-two week high of $55.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On California Water Service Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CWT. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of California Water Service Group by 109.9% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 823 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of California Water Service Group by 57,000.0% in the fourth quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,142 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 1,140 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of California Water Service Group by 90.8% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,349 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of California Water Service Group in the second quarter worth approximately $85,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of California Water Service Group by 77.6% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,891 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 826 shares during the period. 82.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at California Water Service Group

In other California Water Service Group news, Director Thomas M. Krummel sold 555 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.99, for a total value of $29,409.45. Following the sale, the director now owns 23,616 shares in the company, valued at $1,251,411.84. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other California Water Service Group news, Director Thomas M. Krummel sold 555 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.99, for a total value of $29,409.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 23,616 shares in the company, valued at $1,251,411.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Thomas M. Krummel sold 1,654 shares of California Water Service Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.07, for a total value of $82,815.78. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 24,171 shares in the company, valued at $1,210,241.97. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 2,764 shares of company stock valued at $141,590. 0.73% of the stock is owned by insiders.

California Water Service Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, August 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 12th. California Water Service Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 44.80%.

California Water Service Group Company Profile

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.