Why HTO beats the market
Up 37% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
- Its Oct 26 results:
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Up 37% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
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| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 3 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.2% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. HTO scores 6 today, against a median of 2 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
HTO is #5 of 7 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: HTO +18%, WTRG +1%, AWK +2.1%, AWR +2.2%.
Expected to report Wed Feb 24, after the close (in 106 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $250.2M, 4% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.99 a share, from $1.27.
“The increase was driven primarily by rate increases of $16.2 million, nearly half of which relates to higher pass-through water costs, across all of our states but primarily in California and Connecticut.”
HTO's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted diluted EPS CAGR | 6% to 8% |
“Further, we continue to expect to deliver a non-linear adjusted diluted EPS CAGR at or above the top end of the 6-8% range over the 2026-30 period.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 26)
Sales grew 7.2% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.76 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | 0.0% | +4.4% | +4.6% |
| Jul 27, 2026 | -0.3% | +1.2% | -3.8% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +0.8% | -2.7% | -2.2% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | -1.2% | -2.1% | +4.9% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $801M. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 56.8, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
One insider bought $302K across 2 filings, and one insider sold $102K across 1 filing, in the last 6 months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: HTO is under 0.1% of VIG, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
H2O America is a national investor-owned network of local water and wastewater utilities united by one purpose: delivering clean, high-quality water to the communities it calls home. Across approximately 407,000 water and wastewater service connections, the company invests in critical infrastructure to strengthen the water supply for generations to come. Its single reportable segment provides water utility and utility-related services to its customers.
HTO scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #5 of 7 in Water Supply by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 37% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Shares: 18.1% more than a year ago (to Sep 30). Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
HTO scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #5 of 7 in Water Supply by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HTO's 6.
One insider bought $302K across 2 filings, and one insider sold $102K across 1 filing, in the last 6 months. The newest is ATLAS Infrastructure Partners (UK) Ltd., 10% owner, who bought $173K on Jul 7. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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