Pure Cycle (PCYO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PCYO or ARTNA?

In the previous week, Artesian Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Pure Cycle. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Artesian Resources and 0 mentions for Pure Cycle. Artesian Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Pure Cycle's score of -1.00 indicating that Artesian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle	Negative
Artesian Resources	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PCYO or ARTNA?

Pure Cycle received 5 more outperform votes than Artesian Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.91% of users gave Pure Cycle an outperform vote while only 53.80% of users gave Artesian Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pure Cycle	Outperform Votes 182 67.91%	Underperform Votes 86 32.09%
Artesian Resources	Outperform Votes 177 53.80%	Underperform Votes 152 46.20%

Is PCYO or ARTNA more profitable?

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 40.40% compared to Artesian Resources' net margin of 18.96%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 9.41% beat Artesian Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Cycle	40.40%	9.41%	8.30%
Artesian Resources	18.96%	8.57%	2.57%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCYO or ARTNA?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PCYO or ARTNA?

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
Pure Cycle	$28.75M	11.75	$11.61M	$0.48	29.23
Artesian Resources	$105.65M	3.35	$16.70M	$1.95	17.61

Which has more volatility and risk, PCYO or ARTNA?

Pure Cycle has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artesian Resources has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pure Cycle beats Artesian Resources on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.