Cadiz (CDZI) Competitors

Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) and Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MSEX or CDZI?

Middlesex Water has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz. Cadiz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middlesex Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Middlesex Water	$166.27M	5.44	$31.52M	$2.30	22.02
Cadiz	$1.99M	186.63	-$31.45M	-$0.51	-9.69

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSEX or CDZI?

Middlesex Water received 20 more outperform votes than Cadiz when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.09% of users gave Cadiz an outperform vote while only 60.73% of users gave Middlesex Water an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Middlesex Water	Outperform Votes 232 60.73%	Underperform Votes 150 39.27%
Cadiz	Outperform Votes 212 67.09%	Underperform Votes 104 32.91%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MSEX or CDZI?

79.5% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of Cadiz shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Cadiz shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MSEX or CDZI?

Middlesex Water presently has a consensus target price of $58.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.52%. Given Middlesex Water's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Middlesex Water is more favorable than Cadiz.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Middlesex Water	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Cadiz	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, MSEX or CDZI?

Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadiz has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MSEX or CDZI?

In the previous week, Middlesex Water had 1 more articles in the media than Cadiz. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Middlesex Water and 4 mentions for Cadiz. Middlesex Water's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Cadiz's score of 0.59 indicating that Middlesex Water is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Middlesex Water	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cadiz	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MSEX or CDZI more profitable?

Middlesex Water has a net margin of 22.53% compared to Cadiz's net margin of -528.15%. Middlesex Water's return on equity of 9.58% beat Cadiz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Middlesex Water	22.53%	9.58%	3.31%
Cadiz	-528.15%	-93.78%	-25.26%

Summary

Middlesex Water beats Cadiz on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.