H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.080-3.180 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

H2O America Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of HTO stock traded down $0.94 on Thursday, hitting $54.24. The company had a trading volume of 158,607 shares, compared to its average volume of 302,026. The firm has a market cap of $1.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $52.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. H2O America has a twelve month low of $43.75 and a twelve month high of $57.17.

H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The utilities provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $194.19 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $195.73 million. H2O America had a net margin of 13.59% and a return on equity of 7.87%. H2O America has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.080-3.180 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that H2O America will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

H2O America Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. H2O America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.87%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on HTO shares. UBS Group set a $61.00 price target on H2O America in a report on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research cut shares of H2O America from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of H2O America in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. BTIG Research raised shares of H2O America from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $61.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Barclays started coverage on H2O America in a research note on Monday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $61.00 target price for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On H2O America

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Amundi purchased a new position in H2O America in the third quarter valued at approximately $105,965,000. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of H2O America by 123.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,368,180 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $67,027,000 after buying an additional 754,715 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP purchased a new position in shares of H2O America during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,737,000. Invesco Ltd. bought a new position in shares of H2O America during the 3rd quarter worth $27,753,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of H2O America during the 3rd quarter worth $27,313,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.29% of the company’s stock.

H2O America Company Profile

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.