Companhia de Saneamento Basico is a regulated water utility that ranks in the top tier of its peer group on valuation, profitability, and growth simultaneously, trades at a forward price-to-earnings of 10.1x with a PEG of 0.65, but a free cash flow quality flag and thin asymmetry limit near-term positioning.
Thesis pillars
- Peer Leading Valuation Quality Growth→Stable
- Attractive Forward Valuation→Stable
- Free Cash Flow Quality Concern→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Companhia de saneamento Basico (SBS) Stock Analysis
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $5.75, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 3.5%; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP provides basic and environmental sanitation services in the São Paulo State, Brazil. It supplies treated water and sewage services on a wholesale basis. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $5.75, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 3.5%; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 33d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-06Recent Developments — Companhia de saneamento Basico
Latest news
- NEWS Is SBS Overvalued? DCF Says Worth $4 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
- NEWS Inside SBS Restructuring Plan: Tight Timeline, Full Creditor Control, New Incentives. - Insideradio.com — Insideradio.com negative
- NEWS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Stock Scheduled to Reverse Split on Monday, May 4th (NYSE — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Why Companhia De Saneamento Shares Are Surging Now - TipRanks — TipRanks positive
- NEWS Investing for wartime: The online communities looking to make money from conflict - SBS Australia — SBS Australia neutral
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $5.75, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 3.5%; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $5.95 (+3.5%), stop $5.43 (−5.9%), A.R:R 0.4:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $5.95 (+3.5% upside). Target $5.95 (+3.5%), stop $5.43 (−5.9%), A.R:R 0.4:1. Stop-loss: $5.43.
Thin upside margin: 3.5%; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5.
Companhia de saneamento Basico trades at a P/E of 11.7 (forward 10.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
21 analysts cover SBS with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $7.
What does Companhia de saneamento Basico do?Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP provides basic and environmental sanitation services in...
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP provides basic and environmental sanitation services in the São Paulo State, Brazil. It supplies treated water and sewage services on a wholesale basis. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.