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Fly News Breaks for March 26, 2019
CWT, AWK
Mar 26, 2019 | 20:49 EDT
Wells Fargo analyst Jonathan Reeder downgraded California Water Service (CWT) to Underperform and American Water (AWK) to Market Perform on valuation, also lowering their price targets by $1 and $2 respectively to $49 and $109. The analyst notes that although low interest rates, strong fundamentals, and the appeal of ESG - or environmental, social, and governance - investing support water utilities, the sector has become expensive on both price-to-earnings and interest rate valuation basis. Specifically, Reeded says California Water Service and American Water now both trade at about a 25% premium on price to earnings relative to the other water peers, adding that a more in-line multiple is appropriate given his forecasted growth rates for these utilities around the 6-8% peer group average.
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