SJW Group FY2025 EPS Estimate Lowered by Seaport Res Ptn

SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for SJW Group in a research report issued on Monday, January 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $2.95 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.08. The consensus estimate for SJW Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.75 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for SJW Group’s FY2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.25 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.56 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of SJW Group from $61.00 to $53.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of SJW Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of SJW Group in a report on Friday, September 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $65.00 price target for the company.

SJW Group Trading Down 0.7 %

SJW stock opened at $46.82 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $53.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.30. SJW Group has a 1-year low of $46.20 and a 1-year high of $65.15. The company has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.96, a PEG ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.65.

SJW Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 4th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.42%. SJW Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 57.97%.

Institutional Trading of SJW Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SJW. Chris Bulman Inc bought a new position in SJW Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd boosted its position in SJW Group by 81.4% in the 3rd quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd now owns 704 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 316 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in SJW Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $46,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. increased its position in shares of SJW Group by 576.5% during the second quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 893 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 761 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of SJW Group by 53.8% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,255 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.29% of the company’s stock.

About SJW Group

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.