NYSE:SJW SJW Group (SJW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $54.17 -0.52 (-0.95%) Closing price 04/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.17 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/1/2025 05:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About SJW Group Stock (NYSE:SJW) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get SJW Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$53.40▼$54.7850-Day Range$46.07▼$55.8052-Week Range$44.91▼$62.18Volume239,494 shsAverage Volume219,411 shsMarket Capitalization$1.82 billionP/E Ratio19.63Dividend Yield3.10%Price Target$56.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewSJW 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.Read More… Remove Ads SJW Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks46th Percentile Overall ScoreSJW MarketRank™: SJW Group scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingSJW Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageSJW Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about SJW Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth7.27% Earnings GrowthEarnings for SJW Group are expected to grow by 7.27% in the coming year, from $2.75 to $2.95 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of SJW Group is 19.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of SJW Group is 19.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.34.Price to Earnings Growth RatioSJW Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.94. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSJW Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about SJW Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.61% of the float of SJW Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSJW Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in SJW Group has recently increased by 16.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldSJW Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSJW Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of SJW Group is 58.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, SJW Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.95% next year. This indicates that SJW Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about SJW Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.61% of the float of SJW Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSJW Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in SJW Group has recently increased by 16.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.94 News SentimentSJW Group has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for SJW Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for SJW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added SJW Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, SJW Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.38% of the stock of SJW Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions84.29% of the stock of SJW Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about SJW Group's insider trading history. Receive SJW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SJW Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SJW Stock News HeadlinesSJW Group (SJW) Appoints Ann P. Kelly as New CFOApril 1 at 7:12 PM | gurufocus.comSJW Group Appoints Ann P. Kelly as CFOApril 1 at 8:39 AM | tipranks.comNow I look stupid. Real stupid... I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. April 2, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)SJW Group names Ann Kelly CFOApril 1 at 6:21 AM | markets.businessinsider.comSJW Group appoints Ann P. Kelly as CFOApril 1 at 6:21 AM | msn.comAnn P. Kelly Promoted to Chief Financial Officer of SJW GroupMarch 31 at 6:15 PM | globenewswire.comSJW Group: A Dividend King On SaleMarch 31 at 4:32 PM | seekingalpha.comEarnings growth of 3.5% over 3 years hasn't been enough to translate into positive returns for SJW Group (NASDAQ:SJW) shareholdersMarch 18, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines SJW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SJW shares performed this year? SJW Group's stock was trading at $49.22 at the start of the year. Since then, SJW stock has increased by 10.1% and is now trading at $54.17. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were SJW Group's earnings last quarter? SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 21st. The utilities provider reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.01. The utilities provider earned $171.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.23 million. SJW Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.16% and a net margin of 12.47%. Does SJW Group have any subsidiaries? SJW Group subsidiaries include Connecticut Water Service. Who are SJW Group's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of SJW Group include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include James Patrick Lynch, Andrew Gere, Craig J Patla and Carl Guardino. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of SJW Group? Shares of SJW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of SJW Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SJW Group investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Walmart (WMT) and Chevron (CVX). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/21/2024Record date for 3/3 Dividend2/10/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/3 Dividend2/10/2025Dividend Payable3/03/2025Today4/02/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/24/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Water supply Sub-IndustryWater Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:SJW CIK766829 Webwww.sjwgroup.com Phone(408) 279-7800Fax408-279-7917Employees760Year Founded1985Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$56.00 High Stock Price Target$57.00 Low Stock Price Target$55.00 Potential Upside/Downside+3.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.85 Trailing P/E Ratio19.63 Forward P/E Ratio19.70 P/E Growth3.94Net Income$84.99 million Net Margins12.47% Pretax Margin13.81% Return on Equity7.16% Return on Assets2.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.25 Current Ratio0.77 Quick Ratio0.77 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$748.44 million Price / Sales2.44 Cash Flow$6.25 per share Price / Cash Flow8.67 Book Value$38.62 per share Price / Book1.40Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares33,671,000Free Float32,588,000Market Cap$1.82 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.58 Social Links These 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2025Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2025. 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