Artesian Resources (ARTNA) Competitors $34.04 -0.28 (-0.82%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ARTNA vs. WAAS, MSEX, YORW, CWCO, CDZI, AWK, AWR, CWT, SJW, and PCYOShould you be buying Artesian Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Artesian Resources include AquaVenture (WAAS), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), and Pure Cycle (PCYO). Artesian Resources vs. AquaVenture Middlesex Water York Water Consolidated Water Cadiz American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group SJW Group Pure Cycle Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) and AquaVenture (NYSE:WAAS) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment. Is ARTNA or WAAS more profitable? Artesian Resources has a net margin of 18.96% compared to AquaVenture's net margin of -9.87%. Artesian Resources' return on equity of 8.57% beat AquaVenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Artesian Resources18.96% 8.57% 2.57% AquaVenture -9.87%-4.61%-2.23% Which has more risk and volatility, ARTNA or WAAS? Artesian Resources has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AquaVenture has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARTNA or WAAS? 57.4% of Artesian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of AquaVenture shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Artesian Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of AquaVenture shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARTNA or WAAS? AquaVenture received 48 more outperform votes than Artesian Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.77% of users gave AquaVenture an outperform vote while only 53.80% of users gave Artesian Resources an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformArtesian ResourcesOutperform Votes17753.80% Underperform Votes15246.20% AquaVentureOutperform Votes22567.77% Underperform Votes10732.23% Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARTNA or WAAS? Artesian Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AquaVenture. AquaVenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Artesian Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArtesian Resources$98.86M3.55$16.70M$1.9517.46AquaVenture$203.49M4.25-$20.08M-$0.48-56.31 Does the media prefer ARTNA or WAAS? In the previous week, Artesian Resources had 3 more articles in the media than AquaVenture. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Artesian Resources and 0 mentions for AquaVenture. Artesian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat AquaVenture's score of 0.00 indicating that Artesian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Artesian Resources Positive AquaVenture Neutral SummaryArtesian Resources beats AquaVenture on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARTNA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArtesian ResourcesWater supply IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$353.42M$4.67B$12.33B$8.89BDividend Yield3.51%2.36%4.05%4.07%P/E Ratio17.4620.1097.5012.93Price / Sales3.5513.9732.7888.33Price / Cash11.7415.2218.2936.25Price / Book1.473.172.306.25Net Income$16.70M$192.27M$618.52M$225.93M7 Day Performance0.24%1.61%0.03%-1.32%1 Month Performance-3.84%0.42%-1.56%0.60%1 Year Performance-19.55%3.26%9.84%26.23% Artesian Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARTNAArtesian Resources4.2279 of 5 stars$34.04-0.8%N/A-18.5%$353.42M$98.86M17.46251News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWAASAquaVentureN/A$27.03flatN/A+0.0%$864.15M$203.49M-56.31665High Trading VolumeMSEXMiddlesex Water1.7225 of 5 stars$65.69-0.6%$61.00-7.1%+3.4%$1.18B$166.27M28.56350YORWYork Water4.1262 of 5 stars$35.50-0.8%N/A-4.8%$514.16M$71.03M23.99130CWCOConsolidated Water2.7787 of 5 stars$26.35+0.7%N/A-23.0%$414.24M$180.21M0.00293Analyst RevisionCDZICadiz1.3224 of 5 stars$3.15-2.8%N/A+5.0%$243.60M$1.99M0.0010Analyst RevisionAWKAmerican Water Works4.823 of 5 stars$137.89-0.2%$142.29+3.2%+5.5%$26.93B$4.23B27.316,500Analyst UpgradeAWRAmerican States Water4.5649 of 5 stars$84.36-1.0%$87.00+3.1%+6.2%$3.16B$577.54M28.40810Short Interest ↓CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.3835 of 5 stars$51.08-0.8%$53.67+5.1%+1.4%$3.04B$1.03B14.761,266Analyst RevisionSJWSJW Group3.4057 of 5 stars$55.00-0.3%$63.00+14.5%-14.8%$1.80B$670.36M19.77760PCYOPure Cycle1.0495 of 5 stars$13.10-1.2%N/A+30.5%$319.21M$28.75M27.2940Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WAAS Alternatives MSEX Alternatives YORW Alternatives CWCO Alternatives CDZI Alternatives AWK Alternatives AWR Alternatives CWT Alternatives SJW Alternatives PCYO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ARTNA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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