H2O America (HTO) Competitors $49.66 -0.13 (-0.26%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HTO vs. AWR, CWT, MSEX, CWCO, YORW, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, CDZIP, and BEPShould you be buying H2O America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of H2O America include American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Consolidated Water (CWCO), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), Cadiz (CDZIP), and Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP). H2O America vs. Its Competitors American States Water California Water Service Group Middlesex Water Consolidated Water York Water Artesian Resources Cadiz American Water Works Cadiz Brookfield Renewable Partners H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) and American States Water (NYSE:AWR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HTO or AWR? 84.3% of H2O America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American States Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of H2O America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of American States Water shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HTO or AWR more profitable? American States Water has a net margin of 20.26% compared to H2O America's net margin of 13.03%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.14% beat H2O America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets H2O America13.03% 7.67% 2.27% American States Water 20.26%13.14%4.86% Does the media refer more to HTO or AWR? In the previous week, American States Water had 3 more articles in the media than H2O America. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for American States Water and 2 mentions for H2O America. American States Water's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat H2O America's score of 1.40 indicating that American States Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment H2O America 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American States Water 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is HTO or AWR a better dividend stock? H2O America pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. American States Water pays an annual dividend of $2.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. H2O America pays out 55.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American States Water pays out 61.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. H2O America has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years and American States Water has raised its dividend for 71 consecutive years. H2O America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, HTO or AWR? H2O America has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American States Water has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, HTO or AWR? American States Water has lower revenue, but higher earnings than H2O America. H2O America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American States Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioH2O America$748.44M2.34$93.97M$3.0516.28American States Water$595.46M4.73$119.27M$3.2722.37 Do analysts recommend HTO or AWR? H2O America presently has a consensus target price of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.77%. American States Water has a consensus target price of $77.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.93%. Given H2O America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe H2O America is more favorable than American States Water.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score H2O America 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50American States Water 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 SummaryAmerican States Water beats H2O America on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HTO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 HTO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricH2O AmericaUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.76B$3.29B$16.48B$10.15BDividend Yield3.37%4.98%5.34%4.59%P/E Ratio16.28275.7252.1225.93Price / Sales2.34186.0129.67123.65Price / Cash7.6914.1219.1860.44Price / Book1.192.672.226.29Net Income$93.97M$76.43M$755.16M$270.77M7 Day Performance-1.60%1.00%0.92%3.36%1 Month Performance-0.72%0.46%0.80%6.41%1 Year Performance-14.64%3.95%202.25%28.26% H2O America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HTOH2O America3.7319 of 5 stars$49.66-0.3%$56.50+13.8%-14.4%$1.76B$748.44M16.28760Positive NewsAWRAmerican States Water4.061 of 5 stars$73.40-1.7%$77.50+5.6%-9.6%$2.88B$595.46M23.26810News CoveragePositive NewsCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.7877 of 5 stars$46.34-1.6%$56.00+20.9%-12.9%$2.81B$1.04B20.561,278Positive NewsMSEXMiddlesex Water3.778 of 5 stars$53.10-2.0%$61.00+14.9%-12.8%$975.96M$191.88M22.38350News CoveragePositive NewsCWCOConsolidated Water4.6996 of 5 stars$33.52-0.8%$40.00+19.3%+34.6%$538.17M$133.97M0.00200Positive NewsYORWYork Water4.218 of 5 stars$30.43-1.9%N/A-18.7%$447.20M$74.96M22.64110Positive NewsARTNAArtesian Resources3.8643 of 5 stars$32.60-1.9%N/A-12.0%$342.67M$107.95M15.32240News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓CDZICadiz3.5624 of 5 stars$3.69+3.9%$10.00+171.0%+27.1%$291.17M$9.61M-7.2410High Trading VolumeAWKAmerican Water Works4.4926 of 5 stars$139.99-2.5%$143.30+2.4%-5.0%$28.02B$4.68B25.876,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionCDZIPCadizN/A$18.91-0.5%N/A+26.1%$0.00$15.05M0.0010Short Interest ↑Gap DownBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners4.1016 of 5 stars$25.01+0.5%$30.11+20.4%-0.7%$7.06B$5.88B0.005,270News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American States Water Competitors California Water Service Group Competitors Middlesex Water Competitors Consolidated Water Competitors York Water Competitors Artesian Resources Competitors Cadiz Competitors American Water Works Competitors Cadiz Competitors Brookfield Renewable Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HTO) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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