Consolidated Water (CWCO) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why

Company Performance - Consolidated Water's shares experienced a loss of 2.91% over the previous month, outperforming the Utilities sector's loss of 4.45% but underperforming the S&P 500's gain of 4.44% [1] - In the latest trading session, Consolidated Water closed at $25.36, marking a +1.2% move from the previous day, which was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.02% [7] - Analysts expect Consolidated Water to post earnings of $0.34 per share in the forthcoming earnings report, reflecting a year-over-year decline of 27.66%, with projected revenue of $36.94 million, indicating a 16.49% fall from the equivalent quarter last year [8] Financial Metrics - The Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest earnings of $1.33 per share and revenue of $143.89 million for the full year, marking changes of -31.09% and -20.15% from last year, respectively [2] - Consolidated Water's current Forward P/E ratio is 18.8, which is a discount compared to the industry average Forward P/E of 20.81 [4] - The company has a PEG ratio of 2.35, compared to the average PEG ratio of 2.7 for the Utility - Water Supply industry [11] Industry Context - The Utility - Water Supply industry is part of the Utilities sector and currently holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 163, placing it in the bottom 36% of all 250+ industries [5] - The Zacks Rank system indicates that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [12]