CWT — California Water Service Group

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates CWT Bearish with a Setup Score of 58, net conviction 31, actionability 108. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score58
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction31
Actionability108 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About California Water Service Group

California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. It is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection services. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$49.71
Market Cap$2.95B
Float59.4M
Shares Outstanding59.9M
P/E (Forward)19.08
P/E (TTM)24.68
Price/Sales (TTM)2.91
vs. Analyst Target+3.9% to analyst PT
Profit Margin11.77%
Operating Margin (TTM)10.35%
Revenue (TTM)$1.01B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-69.30%
Dividend Rate1.3%
Analyst Target Price$51.67 (5 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $794M $96.8M $392M $252M
2021 $791M $101M $484M $260M
2022 $846M $96.0M $530M $263M
2023 $795M $51.9M $363M $218M
2024 $1.04B $191M $989M $424M
2025 $1.00B $128M $367M $358M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $265M $42.2M
Sep 2025 $311M $61.2M
Dec 2025 $220M $11.5M
Mar 2026 $215M $4.0M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership0.7%
Institutional Ownership94.7%
Short Float3.0%
% of All Funds Holding3.74%
Number of Funds Holding307

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$46.06Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$45.46Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$45.95Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$50.16Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$45.39Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$46.01Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$48.44Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$46.00 support 1.40x 0 months ago
$43.00 support 1.14x 1 months ago
$51.00 resistance 1.04x 13 months ago
$51.00 resistance 1.03x 18 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (124 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap -0.08% 0.03% 50.81% 4.52% -4.93%
1 Day -0.32% -0.29% 43.55% 8.51% -12.14%
1 Week 0.21% 0.09% 51.61% 15.23% -9.68%
2 Weeks 0.28% 0.36% 52.42% 17.13% -13.93%
1 Month 1.04% 0.79% 56.91% 22.06% -17.52%

Next earnings: July 30, 2026 (18 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan0.0%54.9%51
Feb-0.1%56.9%51
Mar0.5%54.9%51
Apr-0.1%47.1%51
May-0.1%49.0%51
Jun0.8%49.0%51
Jul1.8%54.0%50
Aug1.1%60.0%50
Sep-0.4%52.0%50
Oct0.9%54.0%50
Nov2.6%56.0%50
Dec1.8%60.8%51

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.02% 40.5% 2390
Tuesday 0.12% 41.9% 2592
Wednesday -0.02% 40.9% 2593
Thursday 0.06% 42.4% 2543
Friday 0.06% 42.6% 2528

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 94.7%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.7%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings7
Net Value-$226,219.831
Net Shares Change-9,929
% of Float-0.0%
C-Suite Filings5
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Mares Michael S JR Vice President, Operations -$171,248 1 1 sell
Krummel Thomas M -$160,214.44 1 1 sell
Snow Lester A -$48,400 1 1 sell
Mortensen Michelle R VP, Corp Sec &Chief of Staff -$40,046.16 1 1 sell
Luu Michael B Sr. VP Corp Svcs & Chief Risk -$38,465.671 2 2 sell
Lynch James Patrick SVP CFO and Treasurer +$23,540 1 1 buy

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2025-12-09 – 2025-12-23 3 3 -$22,026.4 3 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-05-21 Krummel Thomas M -$160,214.44 Transaction at $43.30, now +14.8%
2026-05-27 Snow Lester A -$48,400 Transaction at $44.00, now +13.0%
2026-03-24 Mares Michael S JR Vice President, Operations -$171,248 Transaction at $44.00, now +13.0%
2025-12-11 Lynch James Patrick SVP CFO and Treasurer +$23,540 Transaction at $42.80, now +16.1%
2026-03-24 Luu Michael B Sr. VP Corp Svcs & Chief Risk -$32,945.431 Transaction at $44.53, now +11.6%
2025-12-23 Mortensen Michelle R VP, Corp Sec &Chief of Staff -$40,046.16 Transaction at $43.34, now +14.7%

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