SJW Group (NYSE:SJW - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.900-3.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.950. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
SJW Group Trading Up 0.7 %
SJW stock traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $52.67. 267,633 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 289,878. SJW Group has a 52-week low of $44.91 and a 52-week high of $62.18. The stock's fifty day moving average is $49.81 and its 200-day moving average is $54.37. The company has a market cap of $1.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25.
SJW Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a $0.42 dividend. This is a positive change from SJW Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.19%. SJW Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 60.87%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
SJW has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America upgraded SJW Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $59.00 to $55.00 in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on SJW Group from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of SJW Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday.
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SJW Group Company Profile
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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.
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