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Consolidated Water (CWCO) Competitors

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$27.44 +1.15 (+4.37%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

CWCO vs. MSEX, YORW, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, AWR, CWT, SJW, PCYO, and GWRS

Should you be buying Consolidated Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Consolidated Water include Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Pure Cycle (PCYO), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). These companies are all part of the "water supply" industry.

Consolidated Water vs.

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

Consolidated Water received 65 more outperform votes than Middlesex Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave Consolidated Water an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave Middlesex Water an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Consolidated WaterOutperform Votes
297
63.87%
Underperform Votes
168
36.13%
Middlesex WaterOutperform Votes
232
60.89%
Underperform Votes
149
39.11%

Consolidated Water has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Middlesex Water has higher revenue and earnings than Consolidated Water.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Consolidated Water$180.21M2.41$29.58MN/AN/A
Middlesex Water$183.37M6.48$31.52M$2.3028.91

Consolidated Water pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Middlesex Water pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Middlesex Water pays out 59.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Middlesex Water has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Middlesex Water is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

55.2% of Consolidated Water shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Middlesex Water shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Consolidated Water shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Middlesex Water shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Consolidated Water had 13 more articles in the media than Middlesex Water. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Consolidated Water and 0 mentions for Middlesex Water. Consolidated Water's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Middlesex Water's score of 0.00 indicating that Consolidated Water is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Consolidated Water Positive
Middlesex Water Neutral

Middlesex Water has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.27%. Given Middlesex Water's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Middlesex Water is more favorable than Consolidated Water.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Consolidated Water
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Middlesex Water
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Consolidated Water has a net margin of 23.06% compared to Middlesex Water's net margin of 22.53%. Consolidated Water's return on equity of 12.98% beat Middlesex Water's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Consolidated Water23.06% 12.98% 11.57%
Middlesex Water 22.53%9.58%3.31%

Summary

Consolidated Water and Middlesex Water tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CWCO vs. The Competition

MetricConsolidated WaterWater supply IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$434.65M$4.67B$14.30B$8.84B
Dividend Yield1.68%2.37%4.07%4.09%
P/E RatioN/A22.13102.7817.83
Price / Sales2.418.3325.81158.41
Price / Cash11.0615.2218.5736.29
Price / Book2.023.282.316.50
Net Income$29.58M$192.27M$618.57M$226.22M
7 Day Performance6.48%2.47%0.85%4.03%
1 Month Performance9.41%3.70%-0.32%4.92%
1 Year Performance-23.37%4.69%11.56%29.30%

Consolidated Water Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CWCO
Consolidated Water
2.3077 of 5 stars
$27.44
+4.4%
N/A-23.4%$434.65M$180.21M0.00293Analyst Revision
News Coverage
MSEX
Middlesex Water
1.7329 of 5 stars
$65.85
+0.2%
$61.00
-7.4%
+1.8%$1.18B$166.27M28.63350
YORW
York Water
4.1771 of 5 stars
$35.47
-0.1%
N/A-4.0%$509.70M$71.03M23.97130
ARTNA
Artesian Resources
4.1703 of 5 stars
$34.06
+0.1%
N/A-19.4%$350.80M$98.86M17.47251News Coverage
Positive News
CDZI
Cadiz
1.3118 of 5 stars
$3.20
+1.6%
N/A+13.1%$240.57M$1.99M-6.2710
AWK
American Water Works
4.796 of 5 stars
$138.70
+0.6%
$142.29
+2.6%
+5.2%$27.03B$4.23B27.316,500Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
AWR
American States Water
4.4638 of 5 stars
$83.94
-0.5%
$87.00
+3.6%
+5.0%$3.14B$577.54M28.26810
CWT
California Water Service Group
4.3294 of 5 stars
$51.38
+0.6%
$53.67
+4.5%
+1.6%$3.06B$1.03B14.851,266
SJW
SJW Group
3.7062 of 5 stars
$55.35
+0.6%
$63.00
+13.8%
-14.0%$1.81B$670.36M20.05760Positive News
PCYO
Pure Cycle
0.7414 of 5 stars
$13.70
+4.6%
N/A+40.4%$329.76M$28.75M27.2940Negative News
GWRS
Global Water Resources
N/A$12.99
+1.1%
N/A+15.0%$314.62M$53.03M47.5990

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This page (NASDAQ:CWCO) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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