California Water Service
About: California Water Service Group is a U.S. water and utilities holding company based in California. The company engages in the production, treatment, storage, distribution, and sale of water for various uses. The firm operates through its subsidiaries, which can be divided between regulated and unregulated businesses. The regulated public utilities subsidiaries operate in California, New Mexico, Washington, and Hawaii. The unregulated subsidiaries provide water utility services to private companies and municipalities. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its operations in California and, overall, from residential customers.
Employees: 1,278
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 31
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 326 [Q1] → 331 (+5) [Q2]
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 115
0.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.73% [Q1] → 84.31% (+0.59%) [Q2]
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.41B [Q1] → $2.29B (-$125M) [Q2]
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $90K | Put options by funds: $118K
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 1 (-1) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
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Wells Fargo
Jonathan Reeder
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$55
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Overweight
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about CWT published over the past 30 days
