Cadiz (CDZI) Competitors $3.15 -0.09 (-2.78%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CDZI vs. YORW, CWCO, ARTNA, WAAS, AWK, AWR, CWT, SJW, MSEX, and PCYOShould you be buying Cadiz stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cadiz include York Water (YORW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), AquaVenture (WAAS), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), and Pure Cycle (PCYO). Cadiz vs. York Water Consolidated Water Artesian Resources AquaVenture American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group SJW Group Middlesex Water Pure Cycle Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI) and York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDZI or YORW? Cadiz received 4 more outperform votes than York Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.09% of users gave Cadiz an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave York Water an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCadizOutperform Votes21267.09% Underperform Votes10432.91% York WaterOutperform Votes20857.14% Underperform Votes15642.86% Which has higher valuation and earnings, CDZI or YORW? York Water has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz. Cadiz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than York Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCadiz$1.99M119.00-$31.45M-$0.51-6.18York Water$71.03M7.18$23.76M$1.4823.99 Does the media favor CDZI or YORW? In the previous week, Cadiz had 7 more articles in the media than York Water. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cadiz and 1 mentions for York Water. York Water's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Cadiz's score of -0.55 indicating that York Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cadiz 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative York Water 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CDZI or YORW? 79.8% of Cadiz shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of York Water shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Cadiz shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of York Water shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, CDZI or YORW? Cadiz has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, York Water has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CDZI or YORW more profitable? York Water has a net margin of 28.57% compared to Cadiz's net margin of -528.15%. York Water's return on equity of 9.44% beat Cadiz's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cadiz-528.15% -93.78% -25.26% York Water 28.57%9.44%3.50% SummaryYork Water beats Cadiz on 8 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 CDZI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCadizWater supply IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$236.82M$4.66B$14.62B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A2.37%2.65%4.07%P/E Ratio-6.1820.1019.1913.46Price / Sales119.0013.914.4687.66Price / CashN/A15.2220.7736.27Price / Book11.253.176.136.30Net Income-$31.45M$192.27M$580.49M$225.93M7 Day Performance-2.78%1.61%0.02%-1.32%1 Month Performance1.94%0.42%-3.10%0.60%1 Year Performance4.65%3.26%9.98%26.23% Cadiz Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CDZICadiz1.3224 of 5 stars$3.15-2.8%N/A+5.0%$236.82M$1.99M-6.1810Analyst RevisionYORWYork Water4.1262 of 5 stars$35.50-0.8%N/A-4.8%$510.14M$71.03M23.99130CWCOConsolidated Water2.7787 of 5 stars$26.35+0.7%N/A-23.0%$417.38M$180.21M0.00293Analyst RevisionARTNAArtesian Resources4.2279 of 5 stars$34.04-0.8%N/A-18.5%$350.61M$98.86M17.46251News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWAASAquaVentureN/A$27.03flatN/A+0.0%$864.15M$203.49M-56.31665High Trading VolumeAWKAmerican Water Works4.823 of 5 stars$137.89-0.2%$142.29+3.2%+5.5%$26.87B$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$670.36M19.77760MSEXMiddlesex Water1.7225 of 5 stars$65.69-0.6%$61.00-7.1%+3.4%$1.17B$166.27M28.56350PCYOPure Cycle1.0483 of 5 stars$13.10-1.2%N/A+30.5%$315.32M$28.75M27.2940Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies YORW Alternatives CWCO Alternatives ARTNA Alternatives WAAS Alternatives AWK Alternatives AWR Alternatives CWT Alternatives SJW Alternatives MSEX 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:CDZI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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