Consolidated Water (CWCO) Competitors

Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) and Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, GWRS or CWCO?

Global Water Resources has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consolidated Water has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GWRS or CWCO a better dividend stock?

Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Consolidated Water pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Global Water Resources pays out 130.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Consolidated Water pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Water Resources has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Consolidated Water has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Global Water Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GWRS or CWCO?

Consolidated Water has higher revenue and earnings than Global Water Resources. Consolidated Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Water Resources, 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
Global Water Resources	$53.54M	4.96	$5.79M	$0.23	42.09
Consolidated Water	$133.97M	3.43	$28.24M	$1.62	17.80

Is GWRS or CWCO more profitable?

Consolidated Water has a net margin of 20.75% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 10.63%. Global Water Resources' return on equity of 11.27% beat Consolidated Water's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Water Resources	10.63%	11.27%	1.52%
Consolidated Water	20.75%	7.43%	6.61%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GWRS or CWCO?

27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.2% of Consolidated Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.3% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Consolidated Water shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to GWRS or CWCO?

In the previous week, Global Water Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Consolidated Water. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Global Water Resources and 4 mentions for Consolidated Water. Consolidated Water's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Global Water Resources' score of 0.65 indicating that Consolidated Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Water Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Consolidated Water	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Global Water Resources and Consolidated Water tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.