H2O America (HTO) Stock Analysis
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $56.18 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2).
H2O America (formerly SJW Group) is a regulated water utility holding company with subsidiaries serving customers in California (San Jose area), Connecticut, Texas, and Maine. Revenue is earned through cost-of-service retail water rates authorized by state public utility... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $56.18 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 68d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — H2O America
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- H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) Major Shareholder Atlas Holdings Ltd Gip Buys 50,385 Shares - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $56.18 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $53.43. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $60.17 (+7.3% upside). Prior stop was $53.43. Stop-loss: $53.43.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.0): -0.5.
H2O America trades at a P/E of 19.3 (forward 20.5). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover HTO with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $64.
What does H2O America do?H2O America (formerly SJW Group) is a regulated water utility holding company with subsidiaries serving customers in...
H2O America (formerly SJW Group) is a regulated water utility holding company with subsidiaries serving customers in California (San Jose area), Connecticut, Texas, and Maine. Revenue is earned through cost-of-service retail water rates authorized by state public utility commissions. California represents the largest operation with a $1.3B authorized rate base.