Pure Cycle (PCYO) Competitors

Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) and Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate ARTNA or PCYO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artesian Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Pure Cycle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media prefer ARTNA or PCYO?

In the previous week, Artesian Resources and Artesian Resources both had 2 articles in the media. Artesian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Pure Cycle's score of 0.70 indicating that Artesian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Artesian Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pure Cycle	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARTNA or PCYO?

Pure Cycle received 4 more outperform votes than Artesian Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.79% of users gave Pure Cycle an outperform vote while only 53.80% of users gave Artesian Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Artesian Resources	Outperform Votes 177 53.80%	Underperform Votes 152 46.20%
Pure Cycle	Outperform Votes 181 67.79%	Underperform Votes 86 32.21%

Which has more risk & volatility, ARTNA or PCYO?

Artesian Resources has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Cycle has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARTNA or PCYO?

57.4% of Artesian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of Artesian Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Pure Cycle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ARTNA or PCYO?

Artesian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Cycle. Artesian Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Cycle, 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
Artesian Resources	$103.08M	3.31	$16.70M	$1.78	18.64
Pure Cycle	$19.56M	13.16	$4.70M	$0.25	42.76

Is ARTNA or PCYO more profitable?

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 31.00% compared to Artesian Resources' net margin of 17.74%. Artesian Resources' return on equity of 7.90% beat Pure Cycle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artesian Resources	17.74%	7.90%	2.37%
Pure Cycle	31.00%	5.07%	4.48%

Summary

Artesian Resources and Pure Cycle tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.