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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$77.47
-3.2%
$74.92
$66.03
$87.50
$3.00B0.47200,993 shs227,829 shs
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$46.34
-2.3%
$44.98
$41.64
$56.25
$2.82B0.49312,602 shs391,228 shs
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$60.79
-3.4%
$52.30
$45.42
$70.73
$1.09B0.85123,204 shs127,497 shs
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
$52.83
-3.7%
$50.63
$44.91
$62.18
$1.78B0.58203,451 shs230,503 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
-3.29%-0.27%+5.60%-6.93%+6.05%
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
-2.46%-0.76%+6.01%-4.28%-1.55%
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
-3.42%+3.09%+23.08%+2.08%+18.15%
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
-3.74%-2.49%+4.18%-1.34%-8.20%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
3.1186 of 5 stars
0.53.04.23.32.91.70.6
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
4.732 of 5 stars
2.43.04.24.03.31.72.5
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
2.634 of 5 stars
1.35.04.20.02.12.50.6
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
2.3139 of 5 stars
1.33.04.20.01.61.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
1.00
Sell$74.00-4.47% Downside
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
2.75
Moderate Buy$53.2514.91% Upside
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
2.67
Moderate Buy$58.50-3.77% Downside
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
2.50
Moderate Buy$56.006.00% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AWR, CWT, SJW, and MSEX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/3/2025
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
Baird R W
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UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
3/3/2025
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
Robert W. Baird
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Outperform$61.00 ➝ $61.00
2/28/2025
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$53.00 ➝ $57.00
2/3/2025
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
Bank of America
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DowngradeNeutral ➝ Underperform$85.00 ➝ $71.00
2/3/2025
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
Bank of America
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$59.00 ➝ $55.00
1/7/2025
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
Wells Fargo & Company
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DowngradeEqual Weight ➝ Underweight$84.00 ➝ $77.00
1/7/2025
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
Wells Fargo & Company
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UpgradeEqual Weight ➝ Overweight$56.00 ➝ $52.00
1/7/2025
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$61.00 ➝ $53.00
(Data available from 3/12/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$595.46M4.87$4.48 per share17.28$24.56 per share3.15
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$1.04B2.66$3.09 per share14.98$24.78 per share1.87
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$191.88M5.67$4.10 per share14.82$23.75 per share2.56
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
$748.44M2.38$6.09 per share8.67$38.62 per share1.37
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$119.27M$3.1724.4421.9412.9220.03%13.63%4.89%5/6/2025 (Estimated)
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$51.91M$3.2713.3919.970.4619.56%13.24%4.18%4/24/2025 (Estimated)
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$31.52M$2.4726.4325.121.5022.53%9.58%3.31%5/14/2025 (Estimated)
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
$84.99M$2.8519.1417.913.9412.47%7.16%2.05%4/24/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AWR, CWT, SJW, and MSEX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
2/28/2025Q4 2024
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$0.36$0.49+$0.13$0.49$45.00 million$47.11 million
2/27/2025Q4 2024
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$0.38$0.33-$0.05$0.33$216.37 million$222.20 million
2/19/2025Q4 2024
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$0.64$0.69+$0.05$0.75$160.17 million$143.10 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$1.862.40%+8.56%58.68%71 Years
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$1.202.59%+6.78%36.70%59 Years
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$1.362.24%+5.89%55.06%52 Years
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
$1.683.18%+5.90%58.95%57 Years

Latest AWR, CWT, SJW, and MSEX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/6/2025
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
quarterly$0.46552.56%2/18/20252/18/20253/13/2025
1/28/2025
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
quarterly$0.342.63%2/18/20252/18/20253/3/2025
1/29/2025
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
quarterly$0.423.37%2/10/20252/10/20253/3/2025
1/29/2025
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
quarterly$0.302.5%2/10/20252/10/20252/21/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
0.88
0.82
0.76
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
0.64
0.64
0.60
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
0.80
0.65
0.57
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
1.25
0.77
0.77

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
75.24%
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
82.78%
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
79.52%
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
84.29%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
0.82%
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
0.73%
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
1.86%
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
0.38%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American States Water stock logo
AWR
American States Water
81037.46 million37.15 millionOptionable
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
1,26659.49 million59.04 millionOptionable
Middlesex Water stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
35017.89 million17.52 millionOptionable
SJW Group stock logo
SJW
SJW Group
76033.67 million32.59 millionOptionable

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SJW Group stock logo
Amundi Sells 57,386 Shares of SJW Group (NYSE:SJW)
SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) Trading Up 3% Following Analyst Upgrade
SJW Group (SJW): A Bull Case Theory
SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) Raised to "Hold" at StockNews.com
SJW Group price target raised to $57 from $53 at Wells Fargo
Q4 2024 SJW Group Earnings Call

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American States Water stock logo

American States Water NYSE:AWR

$77.46 -2.59 (-3.23%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$77.61 +0.14 (+0.18%)
As of 03/12/2025 06:37 PM Eastern
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American States Water Company, through its subsidiaries, provides water and electric services to residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Water, Electric, and Contracted Services. The company purchases, produces, distributes, and sells water, as well as distributes electricity. As of December 31, 2022, American States Water Company provided water service to 263,265 customers located throughout 10 counties in the State of California; and distributed electricity to 24,705 customers in San Bernardino County mountain communities in California. The company also provides water and/or wastewater services, including the operation, maintenance, and construction of facilities at the water and/or wastewater systems at various military installations. American States Water Company was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in San Dimas, California.

California Water Service Group stock logo

California Water Service Group NYSE:CWT

$46.34 -1.09 (-2.30%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$46.32 -0.02 (-0.03%)
As of 03/12/2025 06:15 PM Eastern
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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. It offers its services to approximately 497,700 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,500 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 38,000 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 11,400 water and wastewater customer connections in Rio Communities, Rio Del Oro, Meadow Lake, Indian Hills, Squaw Valley, Elephant Butte, Morningstar, Sandia Knolls, Juan Tomas, and Cypress Gardens systems. The company also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers. In addition, it provides lab, wastewater collection, and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Middlesex Water stock logo

Middlesex Water NASDAQ:MSEX

$60.79 -2.15 (-3.42%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$60.46 -0.32 (-0.53%)
As of 03/12/2025 07:13 PM Eastern
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Middlesex Water Company owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems. It operates in Regulated and Non-Regulated segments. The Regulated segment collects, treats, and distributes water on a retail and wholesale basis to residential, commercial, industrial, and fire protection customers, as well as provides regulated wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. The Non-Regulated segment provides non-regulated contract services for the operation and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. Middlesex Water Company was incorporated in 1896 and is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey.

SJW Group stock logo

SJW Group NYSE:SJW

$52.83 -2.05 (-3.74%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$52.84 +0.01 (+0.01%)
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SJW Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in the United States. It operates in Water Utility Services and Real Estate Services segments. The company engages in the production, purchase, storage, purification, distribution, wholesale, and retail sale of water and wastewater services; and supplies groundwater from wells, surface water from watershed run-off and diversion, reclaimed water, and imported water purchased from the Santa Clara Valley Water District. It also offers non-tariffed services, including water system operations, maintenance agreements, and antenna site leases; contracted services, sewer operations, and other water related services to water utilities; and a Linebacker protection plan for public drinking water customers in Connecticut and Maine. In addition, the company provides water service to approximately 232,400 connections that serve approximately one million people residing in portions of the cities of San Jose and Cupertino and in the cities of Campbell, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, and the Town of Los Gatos; adjacent unincorporated territories in the County of Santa Clara in the State of California; water service to approximately 141,000 service connections, which serve approximately 461,000 people in 81 municipalities with a service area of approximately 272 square miles in Connecticut and Maine and approximately 3,000 wastewater connections in Southbury, Connecticut; approximately 28,000 service connections that serve approximately 83,000 people in a service area comprising approximately 271 square miles in the region between San Antonio and Austin, Texas; and approximately 950 wastewater connections. Further, it owns undeveloped land in California and Tennessee; commercial and warehouse properties in Tennessee; and commercial properties and parcels of land in Connecticut. The company was formerly known as SJW Corp. and changed its name to SJW Group in November 2016. SJW Group was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.