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Consolidated Water (CWCO) Surpasses Market Returns: Some Facts Worth Knowing
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Consolidated Water (CWCO - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $32.80, demonstrating a +2.09% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.81%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.73%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.03%.
Heading into today, shares of the developer and operator of desalination plants had lost 4.29% over the past month, lagging the Utilities sector's loss of 0.23% and the S&P 500's gain of 9.47%.
The upcoming earnings release of Consolidated Water will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on May 11, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Consolidated Water to post earnings of $0.27 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 12.9%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $33.4 million, indicating a 0.95% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.07 per share and revenue of $143.99 million. These totals would mark changes of -7.76% and +9.02%, respectively, from last year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Consolidated Water should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Consolidated Water is currently a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
Looking at valuation, Consolidated Water is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 30.02. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 20.5, so one might conclude that Consolidated Water is trading at a premium comparatively.
The Utility - Water Supply industry is part of the Utilities sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 211, putting it in the bottom 14% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Remember to apply Zacks.com to follow these and more stock-moving metrics during the upcoming trading sessions.
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Consolidated Water (CWCO) Surpasses Market Returns: Some Facts Worth Knowing
Consolidated Water (CWCO - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $32.80, demonstrating a +2.09% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.81%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.73%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.03%.
Heading into today, shares of the developer and operator of desalination plants had lost 4.29% over the past month, lagging the Utilities sector's loss of 0.23% and the S&P 500's gain of 9.47%.
The upcoming earnings release of Consolidated Water will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on May 11, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Consolidated Water to post earnings of $0.27 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 12.9%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $33.4 million, indicating a 0.95% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.07 per share and revenue of $143.99 million. These totals would mark changes of -7.76% and +9.02%, respectively, from last year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Consolidated Water should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Consolidated Water is currently a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
Looking at valuation, Consolidated Water is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 30.02. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 20.5, so one might conclude that Consolidated Water is trading at a premium comparatively.
The Utility - Water Supply industry is part of the Utilities sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 211, putting it in the bottom 14% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Remember to apply Zacks.com to follow these and more stock-moving metrics during the upcoming trading sessions.