Consolidated Water (CWCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. is a developer, operator and manufacturer of water treatment and desalination systems. The company designs, engineers, builds and operates reverse-osmosis desalination plants and water treatment facilities, offering both turnkey project delivery and ongoing operations and maintenance services. Its product portfolio includes modular desalination units, water distribution systems, filtration membranes and associated equipment for potable water production.

Consolidated Water serves municipalities, resorts, commercial enterprises and private customers in the Caribbean and the southeastern United States. Its operating facilities supply potable water in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In Florida, the company provides design‐build delivery and maintenance services for municipal and industrial water systems, leveraging its experience with island and coastal water challenges.

Founded in the early 20th century in Nassau, Bahamas, Consolidated Water began as a local utility and has since expanded into an international water‐solutions provider. The company completed its initial public offering in 1994 and trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol CWCO. Headquartered in Nassau with regional offices in the United States, Consolidated Water is led by an experienced management team focused on reliable, sustainable water production and infrastructure development.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.82 to $36.51
• 50-Day Range: $32.37 to $36.59
• 52-Week Range: $22.69 to $36.88
• Volume: 129,211 shs
• Average Volume: 93,695 shs
• Market Capitalization: $576.68 million
• P/E Ratio: 22.35
• Dividend Yield: 1.55%
• Price Target: $40.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Consolidated Water Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Consolidated Water scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 95 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Consolidated Water has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Consolidated Water has a consensus price target of $40.00, representing about 10.5% upside from its current price of $36.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Consolidated Water has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Consolidated Water are expected to grow by 10.24% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $1.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Consolidated Water is 22.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Consolidated Water is 22.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.19.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Consolidated Water has a P/B Ratio of 2.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.17% of the float of Consolidated Water has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Consolidated Water has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Consolidated Water has recently decreased by 1.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Consolidated Water pays a meaningful dividend of 1.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Consolidated Water has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Consolidated Water is 34.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Consolidated Water will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.00% next year. This indicates that Consolidated Water will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: 3.06

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.17% of the float of Consolidated Water has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Consolidated Water has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Consolidated Water has recently decreased by 1.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Consolidated Water has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Consolidated Water this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CWCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Consolidated Water to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Consolidated Water insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $158,579.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.25% of the stock of Consolidated Water is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.16% of the stock of Consolidated Water is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CWCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CWCO shares performed this year?

Consolidated Water's stock was trading at $25.89 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CWCO stock has increased by 39.8% and is now trading at $36.2010.

How were Consolidated Water's earnings last quarter?

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CWCO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.12. The utilities provider earned $33.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $32.75 million. Consolidated Water had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.77% and a net margin of 12.24%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Consolidated Water's major shareholders?

Consolidated Water's top institutional shareholders include Inspire Investing LLC (0.19%), Ellsworth Advisors LLC (0.14%), Flputnam Investment Management Co. (0.04%) and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Clarence B Flowers, Frederick W Mctaggart and Raymond Whittaker.
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How do I buy shares of Consolidated Water?

Shares of CWCO 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 Consolidated Water own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Consolidated Water investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Meta Platforms (META), Jabil (JBL) and Disc Medicine (IRON).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/11/2025
• Record date for 10/31 Dividend: 10/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend: 10/01/2025
• Today: 10/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - WATER SPLY
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CWCO
• CIK: 928340
• Web: www.cwco.com
• Phone: (345) 945-4277
• Fax: 34-59-492-95
• Employees: 200
• Year Founded: 1973

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Consolidated Water: $40.00
• High Price Target: $40.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.55
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $28.24 million
• Net Margins: 12.24%
• Pretax Margin: 14.66%
• Return on Equity: 7.77%
• Return on Assets: 6.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.24
• Quick Ratio: 5.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $133.97 million
• Price / Sales: 4.31
• Cash Flow: $1.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.58
• Book Value: $13.60 per share
• Price / Book: 2.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,930,000
• Free Float: 14,932,000
• Market Cap: $577.62 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.53