SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. 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 -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on SJW. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on SJW Group from $61.00 to $53.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Bank of America upgraded shares of SJW Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $59.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Monday, February 3rd.

SJW Group Stock Down 2.8 %

Shares of SJW traded down $1.47 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $51.82. 97,673 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 283,726. SJW Group has a 1-year low of $44.91 and a 1-year high of $62.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $49.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $54.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The company has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 0.65.

SJW Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.24%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. This is a boost from SJW Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. SJW Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 60.87%.

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.