Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Purchases Shares of 45,098 H2O America $HTO

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 45,098 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,209,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC owned 0.13% of H2O America as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of HTO. Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of H2O America in the third quarter worth about $40,000. US Bancorp DE purchased a new position in H2O America during the third quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV purchased a new position in H2O America during the third quarter valued at approximately $100,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in H2O America in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $121,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in H2O America in the third quarter valued at approximately $157,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.29% of the company’s stock.

H2O America Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of H2O America stock opened at $58.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.12 billion, a PE ratio of 20.09, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 0.48. H2O America has a twelve month low of $43.75 and a twelve month high of $59.39. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $55.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $50.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.

H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The utilities provider reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter. H2O America had a return on equity of 7.08% and a net margin of 12.81%.The company had revenue of $194.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $195.73 million. H2O America has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.080-3.180 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that H2O America will post 2.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

H2O America Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. H2O America’s payout ratio is currently 60.27%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HTO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of H2O America from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on shares of H2O America in a research note on Friday, March 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $67.00 target price for the company. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $61.00 price target on shares of H2O America in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Citigroup upgraded shares of H2O America to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of H2O America from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.00.

About H2O America

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.