Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate California Water Service Group before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding California Water Service Group’s stock price such as:

• California Water Service Group’s current stock price and volume
• Why California Water Service Group’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for CWT from analysts
• CWT’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About California Water Service Group (CWT)

Before we jump into California Water Service Group’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. It is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection services. The company offers its services to approximately 500,000 customer connections in 20 separate districts; approximately 6,800 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Kauai, Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 38,500 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 11,800 water and wastewater customer connections in Rio Communities, Rio Del Oro, Meadow Lake, Indian Hills, Squaw Valley, Elephant Butte, Morningstar, Sandia Knolls, Juan Tomas, Monterey, and Cypress Gardens systems. The company also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers. In addition, it provides wastewater collection and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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California Water Service Group’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, California Water Service Group’s stock price was $50.110.

California Water Service Group is down 0.77% from its previous closing price of $50.500.

During the last market session, California Water Service Group’s stock traded between $49.990 and $51.400. Currently, there are approximately 59.70 million shares outstanding for California Water Service Group.

California Water Service Group’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 25.1, which is high compared to the Water Utilities industry median of 22.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

California Water Service Group Stock Price History

California Water Service Group’s (CWT) price is currently up 3% so far this month.

During the month of July, California Water Service Group’s stock price has reached a high of $53.820 and a low of $48.520.

Over the last year, California Water Service Group has hit prices as high as $53.820 and as low as $41.290. Year to date, California Water Service Group’s stock is up 15.65%.

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What Caused California Water Service Group Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded California Water Service Group’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate California Water Service Group’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on California Water Service Group’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

California Water Service Group’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about California Water Service Group (CWT) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of California Water Service Group

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, California Water Service Group has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 1.76%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 60 and is considered to be Average.

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California Water Service Group Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, California Water Service Group’s stock price is $50.110, which is down 0.77% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like California Water Service Group stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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