After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
CWT belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Water industry. The current market capitalization of California Water Service Group is $2.65B. A total of 0.33 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 321.25K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Luu Michael B sold 985 shares of CWT for 51.50 per share on Nov 22 ’24. After the transaction, the Sr. VP Corp Svcs & Chief Risk now owns 20,354 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 22 ’24, Luu Michael B bought 985 shares at 51.50 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Krummel Thomas M disposed of 555 shares on Sep 04 ’24 at a per-share price of $55.09. This resulted in the Director holding 21,951 shares of CWT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Krummel Thomas M sold 555 shares at $54.33 per share on Aug 21 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 22,506.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. California Water Service Group pays an annual dividend of $1.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.87. CWT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.16% when it declared a $0.28 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/12/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/12/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.1%. The CWT stock dividend was $0.28 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CWT has a high of $56.25 and a low of $41.64.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. CWT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $78.38M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.10B in debt and $271.94M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $27.38, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.17B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CWT is Buy with a score of 4.33.
