Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of CWCO Q2 Earnings

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CWCO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Consolidated Water in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, June 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.21. The consensus estimate for Consolidated Water’s current full-year earnings is $1.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Consolidated Water’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Consolidated Water from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd.

Consolidated Water Stock Performance

CWCO stock opened at $28.20 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $448.86 million, a PE ratio of 17.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.45. Consolidated Water has a one year low of $22.69 and a one year high of $29.88. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $25.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.88.

Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $33.72 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $32.30 million. Consolidated Water had a net margin of 23.06% and a return on equity of 12.98%.

Consolidated Water Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 1st will be issued a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 1st. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.99%. This is a boost from Consolidated Water’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. Consolidated Water’s payout ratio is 34.57%.

Institutional Trading of Consolidated Water

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CWCO. Martingale Asset Management L P lifted its position in Consolidated Water by 1.7% during the first quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 25,798 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 440 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Consolidated Water by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 30,327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $785,000 after buying an additional 467 shares during the period. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC lifted its position in Consolidated Water by 7.0% during the first quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 9,776 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 638 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Consolidated Water by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,620 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 764 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in Consolidated Water by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 6,905 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $179,000 after buying an additional 794 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 55.16% of the company’s stock.

Consolidated Water Company Profile

Consolidated Water Co Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, constructs, manages, and operates water production and water treatment plants primarily in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, and the United States. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Bulk, Services, and Manufacturing.