GWRS
Global Water Resources, Inc.
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · NGM
$7.24
Data: 2026-05-13
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$192M
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
60.55
Expensive — high growth expected
Forward P/E
55.50
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+2.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
5.3%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
4.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$9.80
+35% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 2 analysts covering this stock
About Global Water Resources, Inc.

Global Water Resources, Inc., a water resource management company, owns, operates, and manages regulated water, wastewater, and recycled water systems in metropolitan Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. It serves approximately 121,000 people in approximately 40,000 homes. Global Water Resources, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

https://www.gwresources.com

Country: United States Employees: 126 Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
72.2% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
2.1% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$1.80
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
-302.2%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
2.0th
Ranks in the top 98% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
16.5
Quality Score
45.3
Combined
23.2

Trading at $7, 270% above fair value of $2. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 1% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
Sharpe Ratio
-0.553
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
Kelly Fraction
-0.0775
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
Calmar Ratio
-0.405
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-19.6%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-48.4%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
3
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
0.92
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$11.17
35% below the year high
52W Low
$6.55
11% above the year low
Avg Volume
84,156
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
5.2
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.3%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
436.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$0.11
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
1.60
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
Current Ratio
0.68
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.53
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
71.3%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
2.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$-50,890,752
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$57M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$2M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
2
Target High
$12.50
Target Median
$9.80
Target Low
$7.10
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-20 KRYGIER CHRISTOPHER D Chief Operating Officer 5,389 $37,000
2026-05-19 LENDERKING JOHN CARROLL Officer 700 $4,792
2026-05-08 LIEBMAN MICHAEL J Chief Financial Officer 8,333 $58,914
2026-05-08 FLEMING RONNIE L Chief Executive Officer 10,000 $70,700
2026-05-08 CORWIN JONATHAN C Officer 2,000 $14,140
2026-05-08 LENDERKING JOHN CARROLL Officer 2,000 $14,140
2026-05-08 KRYGIER CHRISTOPHER D Chief Operating Officer 6,667 $47,136
2026-05-08 BRILL STEVEN D Officer 2,000 $14,140
2026-03-31 LIEBMAN MICHAEL J Chief Financial Officer 2,846 —
2026-03-31 FLEMING RONNIE L Chief Executive Officer 4,446 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-13

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