Q3 2025 EPS Estimates for California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Cut by Analyst

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) – Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of California Water Service Group in a note issued to investors 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 prior 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $244.30 million for 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%. California Water Service Group’s revenue was up 25.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.17 earnings per share.

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

California Water Service Group Price Performance

NYSE CWT opened at $54.52 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.81 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. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $50.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.86. California Water Service Group has a 1-year low of $43.50 and a 1-year high of $55.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On California Water Service Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CWT. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd purchased a new position in California Water Service Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $670,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new stake in California Water Service Group in the second quarter valued at $6,823,000. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of California Water Service Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $535,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in shares of California Water Service Group by 19.4% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 194,093 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $9,021,000 after buying an additional 31,522 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in California Water Service Group by 3,683.4% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 30,154 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,564,000 after buying an additional 29,357 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other California Water Service Group news, Director Thomas M. Krummel sold 1,654 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.07, for a total value of $82,815.78. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 24,171 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,210,241.97. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other news, Director Thomas M. Krummel sold 555 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.91, for a total transaction of $29,365.05. Following the transaction, the director now owns 23,061 shares in the company, valued at $1,220,157.51. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Thomas M. Krummel sold 1,654 shares of California Water Service Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 11th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,210,241.97. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,764 shares of company stock valued at $141,590. 0.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

California Water Service Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, August 12th will be given a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 12th. California Water Service Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.