Companhia de Saneamento Basico is a regulated water utility that ranks in the top tier of its peer group on valuation, profitability, and growth simultaneously, trades at a forward price-to-earnings of 10.1x with a PEG of 0.65, but a free cash flow quality flag and thin asymmetry limit near-term positioning.
Thesis pillars
- Peer Leading Valuation Quality Growth→Stable
- Attractive Forward Valuation↑Improving
- Free Cash Flow Quality Concern→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026
Companhia de saneamento Basico (SBS) Stock Analysis
Sector Rotation edge
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $4.66, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5; Earnings in 7 days (event risk).
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP provides basic and environmental sanitation services in the São Paulo State, Brazil. It supplies treated water and sewage services on a wholesale basis. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $4.66, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5; Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Companhia de saneamento Basico
Latest news
- NEWS Is SBS Overvalued? DCF Says Worth $4 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
- NEWS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Inside SBS Restructuring Plan: Tight Timeline, Full Creditor Control, New Incentives. - Insideradio.com — Insideradio.com negative
- NEWS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Stock Scheduled to Reverse Split on Monday, May 4th (NYSE — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS SBS Stock 12‑Month Price Target Cut to $6.87, Implies 35% Upside - TradingView — TradingView positive
Generated 2026-10-29T11:53:51Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $4.66, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5; Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Analyst target $5.72 (+22.8%), stop $4.37 (−6.6%), A.R:R 1.7:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $5.72 (+22.8% upside). Analyst target $5.72 (+22.8%), stop $4.37 (−6.6%), A.R:R 1.7:1. Stop-loss: $4.37.
Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5; Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Weak growth.
Companhia de saneamento Basico trades at a P/E of 10.4 (forward 11.5). TrendMatrix value score: 8.8/10. Verdict: Hold.
20 analysts cover SBS with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $7.
What does Companhia de saneamento Basico do?Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP provides basic and environmental sanitation services in...
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP provides basic and environmental sanitation services in the São Paulo State, Brazil. It supplies treated water and sewage services on a wholesale basis. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.