CWTCalifornia Water Service Group

$45.93+3.2% 1Y
Latest close: back above its 200-day averageOct 9, 2026what changed →

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).

3 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +0% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$211K (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest4.0% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 0.6% since the previous count, up from 3.0% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CWT is trading

California Water Service Group is +3.2% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 15 points behind the market.

+3.2%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+0.41%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
39

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
12%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$40.15 – $52.42 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$45.93
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−6.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+3.2%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−16%
vs 50-day average$48.59
−5.5%
52-week high
$52.42
52-week low
$41.67
Annualised volatility
24%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$420K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+7.6%
2025−1.8%
2024−11%
2023−13%
2022−14%
2021+35%
2020+6.7%
2019+9.9%
2018+7.1%
2017+36%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10−2.4%
Feb106 of 10−1.0%
Mar108 of 10+2.2%
Apr104 of 10−2.3%
May106 of 10+1.2%
Jun105 of 10−0.19%
Jul118 of 11+5.1%
Aug115 of 11−0.95%
Sep113 of 11−3.1%
Oct116 of 11+2.6%
Nov108 of 10+4.9%
Dec105 of 10+0.54%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.