York Water (YORW) Competitors $35.50 -0.27 (-0.75%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends YORW vs. WAAS, SJW, MSEX, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, AWR, CWT, and PCYOShould you be buying York Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of York Water include AquaVenture (WAAS), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), and Pure Cycle (PCYO). York Water vs. AquaVenture SJW Group Middlesex Water Consolidated Water Artesian Resources Cadiz American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group Pure Cycle AquaVenture (NYSE:WAAS) and York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WAAS or YORW? 48.4% of AquaVenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of York Water shares are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of AquaVenture shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of York Water shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WAAS or YORW? York Water has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AquaVenture. AquaVenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than York Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAquaVenture$203.49M4.25-$20.08M-$0.48-56.31York Water$71.03M7.18$23.76M$1.4823.99 Which has more risk and volatility, WAAS or YORW? AquaVenture has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, York Water has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WAAS or YORW? AquaVenture received 17 more outperform votes than York Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.77% of users gave AquaVenture an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave York Water an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAquaVentureOutperform Votes22567.77% Underperform Votes10732.23% York WaterOutperform Votes20857.14% Underperform Votes15642.86% Is WAAS or YORW more profitable? York Water has a net margin of 28.57% compared to AquaVenture's net margin of -9.87%. York Water's return on equity of 9.44% beat AquaVenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AquaVenture-9.87% -4.61% -2.23% York Water 28.57%9.44%3.50% Does the media prefer WAAS or YORW? In the previous week, York Water had 1 more articles in the media than AquaVenture. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for York Water and 0 mentions for AquaVenture. York Water's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat AquaVenture's score of 0.00 indicating that York Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment AquaVenture Neutral York Water Positive SummaryYork Water beats AquaVenture on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWar on Elon Escalates… A radical, potentially game-changing technology that threatens to destroy the trillion-dollar, “green energy” grift of the elites. And yet, while it threatens their wealth and power, it could be transformational for both the U.S. economy and your wealth.One company holds a near-total monopoly on it. Get York Water News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for YORW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 YORW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricYork WaterWater supply IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$514.16M$4.66B$12.22B$8.81BDividend Yield2.36%2.38%4.05%4.06%P/E Ratio23.9921.86100.8217.77Price / Sales7.1813.8131.8775.18Price / Cash14.4315.0218.5932.53Price / Book2.232.832.334.68Net Income$23.76M$192.27M$616.62M$226.08M7 Day Performance0.25%1.61%0.03%-1.04%1 Month Performance-5.18%0.42%-1.57%1.04%1 Year Performance-4.60%3.26%9.88%26.28% York Water Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)YORWYork Water4.1254 of 5 stars$35.50-0.8%N/A-4.8%$514.16M$71.03M23.99130WAASAquaVentureN/A$27.03flatN/A+0.0%$864.15M$203.49M-56.31665High Trading VolumeSJWSJW Group3.4057 of 5 stars$55.00-0.3%$63.00+14.5%-14.8%$1.80B$670.36M19.77760MSEXMiddlesex Water1.7256 of 5 stars$65.69-0.6%$61.00-7.1%+3.4%$1.18B$166.27M28.56350CWCOConsolidated Water2.7756 of 5 stars$26.35+0.7%N/A-23.0%$414.24M$158.81M0.00293Analyst RevisionARTNAArtesian Resources4.2241 of 5 stars$34.04-0.8%N/A-18.5%$350.61M$98.86M17.46251Positive NewsCDZICadiz1.3137 of 5 stars$3.15-2.8%N/A+5.0%$243.60M$1.99M0.0010Analyst RevisionAWKAmerican Water Works4.8185 of 5 stars$137.89-0.2%$142.29+3.2%+5.5%$26.87B$4.23B27.316,500Analyst UpgradeAWRAmerican States Water4.562 of 5 stars$84.36-1.0%$87.00+3.1%+6.2%$3.19B$595.70M28.40810Short Interest ↓CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.383 of 5 stars$51.08-0.8%$53.67+5.1%+1.4%$3.04B$794.63M14.761,266Analyst RevisionPCYOPure Cycle1.0495 of 5 stars$13.10-1.2%N/A+30.5%$319.21M$28.75M27.2940Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WAAS Competitors SJW Competitors MSEX Competitors CWCO Competitors ARTNA Competitors CDZI Competitors AWK Competitors AWR Competitors CWT Competitors PCYO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:YORW) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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