H2O America (HTO) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

Shares of H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the nine analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $65.50.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. BTIG Research set a $70.00 target price on H2O America in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of H2O America in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded H2O America from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Barclays reduced their price target on H2O America from $67.00 to $66.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $67.00 price objective on shares of H2O America in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On H2O America

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of H2O America by 561.7% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 6,643 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $409,000 after acquiring an additional 5,639 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of H2O America in the second quarter worth approximately $730,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of H2O America in the second quarter worth approximately $103,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its position in shares of H2O America by 61.0% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 170,129 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $10,339,000 after purchasing an additional 64,487 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of H2O America by 3.9% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 25,269 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.29% of the company’s stock.

H2O America Stock Performance

HTO stock opened at $58.65 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $62.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. H2O America has a 12-month low of $43.75 and a 12-month high of $67.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.46 billion, a PE ratio of 20.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.74 and a beta of 0.33.

H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The utilities provider reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $210.47 million for the quarter. H2O America had a net margin of 12.91% and a return on equity of 6.65%. H2O America has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.080-3.180 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that H2O America will post 2.80 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

H2O America Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th were issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. H2O America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.19%.

H2O America Company Profile