Artesian Resources (ARTNA) Competitors $33.18 -0.33 (-0.98%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ARTNA vs. WAAS, MSEX, YORW, CWCO, CDZI, AWK, AWR, CWT, SJW, and GWRSShould 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 Global Water Resources (GWRS). Artesian Resources vs. AquaVenture Middlesex Water York Water Consolidated Water Cadiz American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group SJW Group Global Water Resources Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) and AquaVenture (NYSE:WAAS) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARTNA or WAAS? 57.4% of Artesian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of AquaVenture shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of Artesian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of AquaVenture shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ARTNA or WAAS? In the previous week, Artesian Resources had 2 more articles in the media than AquaVenture. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Artesian Resources and 0 mentions for AquaVenture. Artesian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.70 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 Do analysts prefer ARTNA or WAAS? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Artesian Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/AAquaVenture 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Which has preferable 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$103.08M3.31$16.70M$1.7818.64AquaVenture$203.49M4.25-$20.08M-$0.48-56.31 Which has more risk & volatility, ARTNA or WAAS? Artesian Resources has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AquaVenture has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ARTNA or WAAS more profitable? Artesian Resources has a net margin of 17.74% compared to AquaVenture's net margin of -9.87%. Artesian Resources' return on equity of 7.90% beat AquaVenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Artesian Resources17.74% 7.90% 2.37% AquaVenture -9.87%-4.61%-2.23% SummaryArtesian Resources beats AquaVenture on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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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$341.62M$4.49B$12.40B$8.53BDividend Yield3.50%2.41%4.06%4.14%P/E Ratio18.6423.5781.5415.12Price / Sales3.3111.6632.2693.03Price / Cash11.4816.1013.8534.05Price / Book1.482.782.235.02Net Income$16.70M$191.74M$610.36M$225.46M7 Day Performance-2.12%0.22%-1.05%0.37%1 Month Performance-9.54%-2.47%-0.19%3.57%1 Year Performance-18.32%1.65%10.77%29.42% Artesian Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARTNAArtesian Resources4.0712 of 5 stars$33.18-1.0%N/A-15.6%$341.62M$103.08M18.64251Upcoming EarningsWAASAquaVentureN/A$27.03flatN/A+0.0%$864.15M$203.49M-39.17665High Trading VolumeMSEXMiddlesex Water2.7291 of 5 stars$65.27+6.7%$61.00-6.5%+2.1%$1.16B$174.99M31.68350Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpYORWYork Water3.7259 of 5 stars$35.28+0.3%N/A-2.5%$506.62M$71.03M22.05130News CoverageCWCOConsolidated Water3.3352 of 5 stars$23.65-0.5%N/A-20.3%$374.38M$180.21M0.00293Short Interest ↓CDZICadiz0.4377 of 5 stars$3.50+15.1%N/A+14.8%$237.64M$2.69M-6.8610Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeAWKAmerican Water Works4.8964 of 5 stars$136.00-1.5%$140.00+2.9%+14.4%$26.50B$4.23B26.936,500Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageAWRAmerican States Water4.4921 of 5 stars$81.59-1.1%$87.00+6.6%+3.3%$3.06B$595.70M28.43810Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.1047 of 5 stars$50.14-3.5%$53.67+7.0%+1.1%$2.95B$794.63M16.551,266Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageSJWSJW Group3.6924 of 5 stars$54.89-1.4%$63.00+14.8%-12.5%$1.83B$670.36M19.89760Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGWRSGlobal Water Resources3.3966 of 5 stars$12.40-0.7%N/A+18.1%$300.29M$52.02M47.6990Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WAAS Alternatives MSEX Alternatives YORW Alternatives CWCO Alternatives CDZI Alternatives AWK Alternatives AWR Alternatives CWT Alternatives SJW Alternatives GWRS 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 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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