Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CWCO Earnings

Posted by Stanley Muller on Aug 25th, 2026

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CWCO – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Consolidated Water in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Consolidated Water’s current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Consolidated Water’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The utilities provider reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $32.87 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.60 million. Consolidated Water had a return on equity of 7.23% and a net margin of 12.66%.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on CWCO. Weiss Ratings cut Consolidated Water from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Consolidated Water from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce”.

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Consolidated Water Trading Up 1.6%

NASDAQ CWCO opened at $29.93 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $29.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.01. Consolidated Water has a twelve month low of $28.17 and a twelve month high of $39.12. The company has a market capitalization of $479.27 million, a PE ratio of 36.06 and a beta of 0.51.

Consolidated Water Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Consolidated Water’s payout ratio is currently 67.47%.

Institutional Trading of Consolidated Water

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in Consolidated Water during the first quarter worth about $1,241,000. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in shares of Consolidated Water by 242.5% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 43,431 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,533,000 after purchasing an additional 30,752 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Consolidated Water by 182.6% in the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 39,006 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,376,000 after purchasing an additional 25,205 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Consolidated Water by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 315,962 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $11,147,000 after purchasing an additional 20,264 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of Consolidated Water by 139.6% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 33,844 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,194,000 after purchasing an additional 19,717 shares during the period. 55.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Consolidated Water

Here are the key news stories impacting Consolidated Water this week:

Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its EPS forecast for the first quarter of 2028 to $0.38 from $0.32 and its fourth-quarter 2027 estimate to $0.29 from $0.27, signaling some confidence in portions of Consolidated Water’s longer-term earnings outlook.
Neutral Sentiment: Zacks maintained forecasts of $1.39 EPS for fiscal 2027 and $1.50 EPS for fiscal 2028 after incorporating the quarterly changes. The current full-year consensus estimate is $0.96 per share, while the company’s most recent quarterly results exceeded expectations on both earnings and revenue.
Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered its estimates for third-quarter 2026 EPS to $0.25 from $0.26, fourth-quarter 2026 EPS to $0.24 from $0.26, and fiscal 2026 EPS to $0.98 from $1.00.
Negative Sentiment: The research firm also cut its second-quarter 2027 EPS forecast to $0.37 from $0.40 and third-quarter 2027 EPS to $0.37 from $0.43. Its fiscal 2027 estimate declined to $1.39 from $1.45, while fiscal 2028 fell to $1.50 from $1.52.

About Consolidated Water

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Consolidated Water Co Ltd. is a developer, operator and manufacturer of water treatment and desalination systems. The company designs, engineers, builds and operates reverse-osmosis desalination plants and water treatment facilities, offering both turnkey project delivery and ongoing operations and maintenance services. Its product portfolio includes modular desalination units, water distribution systems, filtration membranes and associated equipment for potable water production.

Consolidated Water serves municipalities, resorts, commercial enterprises and private customers in the Caribbean and the southeastern United States.