HTO — H2O America
Utilities · ETF XLU · as of 2026-09-18
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.
Price & today
| Stock today | -0.65% |
| Sector ETF today | -1.42% |
| Residual (stock-specific) | +0.77% |
Sector correlation
| 20-day correlation with XLU | 0.58 |
| 60-day correlation with XLU | 0.56 |
| Status | normal |
Decoupling fires when 60d corr − 20d corr > 0.20: stock used to track its sector but the relationship has weakened recently.
Technicals
| 10 EMA | $63.10 |
| 20 EMA | $63.24 |
| 50 EMA | $62.63 |
| EMA stack | NEUTRAL |
| RSI(14) | 46.0 |
| 52-week high distance | -6.59% |
| 52-week low distance | +43.25% |
Signals
| Market F&G | 46.9 |
| Bull% | 12.2% |
| OVTLYR status | SELL (13d) |
| Sector rank | #75 |
| Next earnings | 2026-10-26 (TNS, 37d) |
MarketSmith metrics - our compute
What do these abbreviations mean?
- RS Rating
- - IBD-style relative strength vs SPY (weighted 3/6/9/12-mo). 70+ = leaders pool, 80+ = strong.
- ADR%
- - average daily range over 20 days. 4%+ = the fast movers the playbook prefers (selection order, not a gate).
- RMV (tight)
- - Relative Measured Volatility, 15 bars, scaled 0-100. <15 = tight coiled base (green), <35 moderate, high = loose/expanding - not a base right now.
- Ext (ATR>20EMA)
- - how many ATRs price sits above its 20-EMA. ≤1 = in value (green), >2 = extended/chasing (red) - prefer a pullback.
- Rel Vol
- - latest volume vs the 50-day average. 100% = normal; 140%+ = breakout confirmation.
- U/D 50d / 25d
- - up-day vs down-day volume over the window. 1.1+ = net accumulation (institutions buying); under 0.9 on the 25d = net selling.
- Accum/Dist 25d
- - heavy-volume up days vs heavy-volume down days in the last 25 sessions (close moved 0.2%+ on above-average volume). The institutional-participation footprint; 5+ distribution days = O'Neil caution line.
- LoD dist
- - close distance above the day low in % of ATR (100 = one full ATR off the low). High = strong close.
- Off/Above 52w
- - trend-template legs: within 25% of the 52-week high, at least 25% above the 52-week low.
- Trend 8/8
- - all 8 Minervini Trend Template criteria pass. Discovery floor, NOT an entry signal - entries come from the VCP pivot.
- Base len (VCP)
- - weeks since the VCP base started on the latest scan. 10wk+ bases carry the edge; short stacked bases test below random.
Fundamentals & valuation - reference, not entry inputs
Company data - context read, not entry inputs
Quarterly EPS - earnings acceleration
A dash in %Chg is deliberate: the year-ago figure was a loss, so a growth % would be meaningless. A dash in Sales means we have no revenue figure for that quarter - read it as a gap in our data, not as zero revenue.
| Quarter | EPS ($) | %Chg YoY | Sales ($M) | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct-24 | 1.18 | +4% | 225.1 | - |
| Feb-25 | 0.74 | +25% | 197.8 | - |
| Apr-25 | 0.50 | +39% | 167.6 | - |
| Jul-25 | 0.75 | +14% | 198.3 | +13% |
| Oct-25 | 1.27 | +8% | 243.5‡ | - |
| Feb-26 | 0.46 | -38% | 199.2‡ | - |
| Apr-26 | 0.50 | +0% | 183.3‡ | +9% |
| Jul-26 | 0.72 | -4% | - | - |
eps_actual (the figure MarketSmith/Deepvue show) - whether a given quarter is GAAP or excludes a one-off follows the filing, so it can sit either side of another vendor's number; AAPL's Oct-24 row, the Sep-2024 fiscal quarter, is $0.97 here - GAAP, including the EU tax charge - where TradingView's year implies $1.64 · Sales ($M) = SEC EDGAR quarterly revenue (fiscal Q4 derived as FY minus 9-mo) · quarter = report month · %Chg blank = prior-year base under $0.05 (not meaningful).Recent news - our DB (Finnhub + OVTLYR)
- Aug 28 · Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week August 30 SeekingAlpha
- Aug 24 + Best Dividend Kings: August 2026 Seeking Alpha
- Aug 24 · Best Dividend Kings: August 2026 SeekingAlpha
- Aug 17 · H2O America Receives Regulatory Approval for Texas Subsidiary's Acquisition of Quadvest GlobeNewsWire
- Aug 10 + H2O America: A Transformative Acquisition But At A Cost Seeking Alpha
- Jul 31 · Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week August 2 SeekingAlpha
- Jul 29 · Baird Maintains Outperform on H2O America, Raises Price Target to $72 Benzinga
- Jul 28 · H2O America (HTO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha