York Water (YORW) Competitors $33.63 -0.03 (-0.09%) Closing price 04/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.22 -0.41 (-1.20%) As of 08:42 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock YORW vs. SJW, MSEX, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, AWR, CWT, PCYO, and GWRSShould you be buying York Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of York Water include 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), Pure Cycle (PCYO), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). These companies are all part of the "water supply" industry. York Water vs. SJW Group Middlesex Water Consolidated Water Artesian Resources Cadiz American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group Pure Cycle Global Water Resources York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) and SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in YORW or SJW? 49.9% of York Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SJW Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of York Water shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of SJW Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor YORW or SJW? SJW Group received 183 more outperform votes than York Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.00% of users gave SJW Group an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave York Water an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformYork WaterOutperform Votes20857.14% Underperform Votes15642.86% SJW GroupOutperform Votes39161.00% Underperform Votes25039.00% Which has more risk and volatility, YORW or SJW? York Water has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SJW Group has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to YORW or SJW? In the previous week, SJW Group had 5 more articles in the media than York Water. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SJW Group and 1 mentions for York Water. SJW Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat York Water's score of 0.17 indicating that SJW Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment York Water 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SJW Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate YORW or SJW? SJW Group has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.91%. Given SJW Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SJW Group is more favorable than York Water.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score York Water 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00SJW Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is YORW or SJW a better dividend stock? York Water pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. SJW Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. York Water pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SJW Group pays out 58.9% 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. York Water has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years and SJW Group has increased its dividend for 57 consecutive years. SJW Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is YORW or SJW more profitable? York Water has a net margin of 28.57% compared to SJW Group's net margin of 12.47%. York Water's return on equity of 9.44% beat SJW Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets York Water28.57% 9.44% 3.50% SJW Group 12.47%7.16%2.05% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, YORW or SJW? SJW Group has higher revenue and earnings than York Water. SJW Group 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 RatioYork Water$74.96M6.46$23.76M$1.4223.68SJW Group$748.44M2.32$84.99M$2.8517.88 SummarySJW Group beats York Water on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$483.90M$4.59B$14.44B$6.91BDividend Yield2.48%2.49%5.66%4.22%P/E Ratio22.7220.2514.6617.05Price / Sales6.465.5820.1485.96Price / Cash13.5313.5218.4334.64Price / Book2.182.421.843.66Net Income$23.76M$200.07M$664.08M$247.27M7 Day Performance-2.21%-4.90%-4.74%-9.80%1 Month Performance-2.47%-8.07%-2.08%-12.84%1 Year Performance-5.03%-0.86%4.32%-10.68% York Water Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)YORWYork Water2.7088 of 5 stars$33.63-0.1%N/A-4.1%$483.90M$74.96M22.72110SJWSJW Group2.7479 of 5 stars$54.69+2.0%$56.00+2.4%-7.1%$1.84B$748.44M19.82760News CoveragePositive NewsMSEXMiddlesex Water1.8991 of 5 stars$64.10+1.0%$58.50-8.7%+24.4%$1.15B$191.88M27.87350CWCOConsolidated Water2.8007 of 5 stars$24.49+0.2%N/A-9.0%$388.78M$133.97M15.12200Negative NewsHigh Trading VolumeARTNAArtesian Resources3.0836 of 5 stars$32.65-0.1%N/A-10.4%$336.23M$107.95M16.74240CDZICadiz0.9057 of 5 stars$2.93-5.2%N/A-5.6%$222.58M$5.54M-5.7510Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeAWKAmerican Water Works3.8453 of 5 stars$147.51+0.9%$141.86-3.8%+17.2%$28.76B$4.68B27.376,500Analyst RevisionPositive NewsAWRAmerican States Water3.1863 of 5 stars$78.74+1.4%$74.00-6.0%+6.6%$2.95B$595.46M24.84810Positive NewsCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.8482 of 5 stars$48.46+0.4%$53.25+9.9%+1.3%$2.88B$1.04B14.011,266Positive NewsPCYOPure Cycle0.2205 of 5 stars$10.47-2.4%N/A+2.9%$252.09M$29.11M19.0440GWRSGlobal Water Resources1.9329 of 5 stars$10.31+0.3%N/A-20.8%$249.77M$52.69M38.1990High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SJW Competitors MSEX Competitors CWCO Competitors ARTNA Competitors CDZI Competitors AWK Competitors AWR Competitors CWT Competitors PCYO Competitors GWRS 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:YORW) was last updated on 4/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsMusk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to h...InvestorPlace | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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