Currently, California Water Service Group [CWT] is trading at $45.47, up 1.29%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CWT shares have gain 0.93% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.19%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
California Water Service Group [NYSE: CWT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 11, 2025, when Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $54 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 07, 2025, and dropped its price target to $52. On December 11, 2024, BofA Securities initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $57 on the stock. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and increased its price target to $57 on July 31, 2024. UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on October 25, 2023, and downed its price target to $47. In a note dated July 28, 2023, Janney upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $66.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $41.60 and a high of $56.20 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $50.5 within the next 12 months. California Water Service Group [NYSE: CWT] shares were valued at $45.47 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.06% based on the average CWT price forecast.
Analyzing the CWT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for California Water Service Group [NYSE:CWT] were 990.68M which represents 8.45% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.04.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 44.64 points at the first support level, and at 43.80 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 46.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 46.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for California Water Service Group [NYSE:CWT] is 0.53. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.50, and the Cash Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.73, the price to book ratio is 1.54 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.86.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Snow Lester A, Director, that happened on Jun 12 ’25 when 1200.0 shares were sold. Sr. VP Corp Svcs & Chief Risk, Luu Michael B completed a deal on Nov 22 ’24 to sell 985.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Luu Michael B bought 985.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
