H2O America (HTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SJW Group (NASDAQ: HTO) is a publicly traded water utility holding company that provides regulated water and wastewater services across multiple regions in the United States. Through its subsidiaries—San Jose Water Company, SJW Texas, and Connecticut Water Service—it delivers essential infrastructure and services for residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company’s core operations focus on sourcing, treatment, distribution and metering of potable water, as well as the maintenance and expansion of water delivery networks.

Founded in 1866, SJW Group has grown from a single municipal utility in San Jose, California, to a multi‐state operator through a series of strategic acquisitions and organic expansions. In 2019, the company completed its acquisition of Connecticut Water Service, significantly broadening its geographic footprint to include parts of New England. Over its long history, SJW Group has invested in pipeline upgrades, advanced metering infrastructure and treatment plant modernization, reflecting its commitment to reliability and regulatory compliance.

The company’s service offerings encompass water quality management, leak detection, infrastructure rehabilitation and customer service solutions. By employing treatment processes such as coagulation, filtration and disinfection, SJW Group ensures compliance with state and federal drinking water standards. Its operational model also includes demand management programs, conservation incentives and community education initiatives designed to promote sustainable water usage.

SJW Group serves approximately 780,000 connections across California, Texas, Connecticut and parts of Maine. Operations are overseen by a board of directors and an experienced executive leadership team responsible for long‐term strategy, regulatory affairs and community relations. With a focus on infrastructure resilience and customer satisfaction, the company continues to prioritize investments that enhance water quality and reliability for its diverse customer base.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $50.15 to $50.85
• 50-Day Range: $50.16 to $56.80
• 52-Week Range: $44.91 to $62.18
• Volume: 88,875 shs
• Average Volume: 266,728 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.90
• Dividend Yield: 3.34%
• Price Target: $57.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

H2O America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

H2O America scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 97 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

H2O America 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 Coverage

H2O America has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for H2O America 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 Market

The P/E ratio of H2O America is 16.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of H2O America is 16.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

H2O America has a PEG Ratio of 2.56. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

H2O America has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HTO.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

H2O America pays a meaningful dividend of 3.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

H2O America has been increasing its dividend for 57 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of H2O America is 56.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, H2O America will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.95% next year. This indicates that H2O America will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HTO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

H2O America has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for H2O America this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for HTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, H2O America insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.38% of the stock of H2O America is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.29% of the stock of H2O America is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HTO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HTO shares performed this year?

H2O America's stock was trading at $49.22 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HTO shares have increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $50.61.

How were H2O America's earnings last quarter?

H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 21st. The utilities provider reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.01. The utilities provider earned $171.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.23 million. H2O America had a net margin of 12.89% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.58%.

Does H2O America have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of H2O America: Connecticut Water Service.

How do I buy shares of H2O America?

Shares of HTO 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/21/2024
• Record date for 6/2 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/02/2025
• Today: 7/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HTO
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SJW
• CIK: 766829
• Web: www.sjwgroup.com
• Phone: (408) 367-8200
• Fax: 408-279-7917
• Employees: 760
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for H2O America: $57.50
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.28
• P/E Growth: 2.56
• Net Income: $93.97 million
• Net Margins: 12.89%
• Pretax Margin: 14.22%
• Return on Equity: 7.58%
• Return on Assets: 2.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.21
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $748.44 million
• Price / Sales: 2.30
• Cash Flow: $6.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.75
• Book Value: $41.79 per share
• Price / Book: 1.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,180,000
• Free Float: 34,053,000
• Market Cap: $1.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.53