Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for H2O America (HTO)

H2O America (NASDAQ: HTO) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/8/2026 – H2O America was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 8/3/2026 – H2O America had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/29/2026 – H2O America was given a new $70.00 price target by BTIG Research.
• 7/29/2026 – H2O America had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $67.00 to $72.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – H2O America had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by BTIG Research. They now have a $67.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – H2O America had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $60.00 to $67.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/4/2026 – H2O America was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 6/22/2026 – H2O America was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 6/20/2026 – H2O America was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.

H2O America Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 10th. H2O America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.19%.

Insider Transactions at H2O America

In other H2O America news, major shareholder Atlas Infrastructure Partners acquired 2,784 shares of H2O America stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of $62.03 per share, with a total value of $172,691.52. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 4,615,265 shares in the company, valued at $286,284,887.95. This trade represents a 0.06% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.