Ratings California Water Service Group

Equities

CWT

US1307881029

Market Closed - Nyse Other stock markets 04:00:02 2024-05-22 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
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Apr. 25	Transcript : California Water Service Group, Q1 2024 Earnings Call, Apr 25, 2024
Apr. 25	California Water Service Group Reports Earnings Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024	CI

Summary

Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.
The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.

Strengths

Before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, the company's margins are particularly high.
The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.
Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
Over the last 4 months, analysts have significantly revised upwards the company's estimated sales.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
For the past twelve months, EPS forecast has been revised upwards.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.
The divergence of price targets given by the various analysts who make up the consensus is relatively low, suggesting a consensus method of evaluating the company and its prospects.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Chart ESG Refinitiv

Sector: Water Utilities

	1st Jan change	Capi.	Investor Rating	ESG Refinitiv
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	+1.25%	3.03B		A-
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.	+3.16%	10.54B		B-
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - SABESP	-0.56%	9.95B		B-
SEVERN TRENT PLC	+2.33%	10.05B		C+
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC	+1.65%	9.35B		B+
CHENGDU XINGRONG ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.	+29.17%	3.01B		B-
BEIJING CAPITAL ECO-ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION GROUP CO., LTD.	+11.15%	3.03B	-	B
AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY	-4.48%	2.86B		B-
JIANGXI HONGCHENG ENVIRONMENT CO.,LTD.	+20.02%	1.86B	-	-
AGUAS ANDINAS S.A.	-4.08%	1.8B		B+

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