York Water (YORW) Competitors $31.01 -0.29 (-0.93%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.59 +0.58 (+1.87%) As of 07:55 PM 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. ARTNA, MSEX, AWK, AWR, CWT, WTRG, CWCO, CDZI, SJW, and GWRSShould you be buying York Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of York Water include Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Middlesex Water (MSEX), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Cadiz (CDZI), SJW Group (SJW), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). York Water vs. Its Competitors Artesian Resources Middlesex Water American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group Essential Utilities Consolidated Water Cadiz SJW Group Global Water Resources York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) 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 valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Do institutionals and insiders believe in YORW or ARTNA? 49.9% of York Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Artesian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of York Water shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Artesian Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to YORW or ARTNA? In the previous week, Artesian Resources had 1 more articles in the media than York Water. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Artesian Resources and 1 mentions for York Water. Artesian Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat York Water's score of 1.00 indicating that Artesian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment York Water Positive Artesian Resources Positive Is YORW or ARTNA a better dividend stock? York Water pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Artesian Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. York Water pays out 64.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Artesian Resources pays out 59.1% 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 Artesian Resources has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Artesian Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is YORW or ARTNA more profitable? York Water has a net margin of 25.91% compared to Artesian Resources' net margin of 19.60%. Artesian Resources' return on equity of 8.98% beat York Water's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets York Water25.91% 8.56% 3.13% Artesian Resources 19.60%8.98%2.69% Which has better valuation and earnings, YORW or ARTNA? Artesian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than York Water. Artesian Resources 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$74.96M5.96$20.33M$1.3722.64Artesian Resources$107.95M3.18$20.39M$2.0816.01 Which has more volatility & risk, YORW or ARTNA? York Water has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artesian Resources has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryArtesian Resources beats York Water on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 YORW 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 WaterUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$450.73M$7.23B$16.11B$9.48BDividend Yield2.80%2.68%5.29%3.99%P/E Ratio22.6417.9720.1819.95Price / Sales5.964.33203.17102.72Price / Cash13.5212.8419.1158.97Price / Book1.932.262.175.90Net Income$20.33M$420.94M$751.46M$258.42M7 Day Performance-0.74%-0.47%1.38%1.94%1 Month Performance-4.91%-2.93%25.57%12.02%1 Year Performance-24.70%-6.11%213.29%20.81% York Water Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)YORWYork Water3.9896 of 5 stars$31.01-0.9%N/A-23.2%$450.73M$74.96M22.64110Positive NewsARTNAArtesian Resources3.6758 of 5 stars$34.18+1.7%N/A-14.4%$352.40M$107.95M16.43240Positive NewsMSEXMiddlesex Water3.7745 of 5 stars$55.70+1.9%$61.00+9.5%-12.8%$998.14M$191.88M23.11350News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAWKAmerican Water Works4.09 of 5 stars$143.36+0.8%$141.67-1.2%+0.9%$27.96B$4.68B26.116,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAWRAmerican States Water3.9481 of 5 stars$76.71+1.4%$77.50+1.0%-6.4%$2.95B$608.22M23.60810Positive NewsCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.9511 of 5 stars$46.70+1.7%$58.00+24.2%-12.6%$2.78B$970.03M20.481,278News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWTRGEssential Utilities4.6891 of 5 stars$37.82+1.3%$43.50+15.0%-7.1%$10.60B$2.09B16.963,291Upcoming EarningsCWCOConsolidated Water2.2372 of 5 stars$31.00+3.4%N/A+4.7%$493.43M$127.99M19.14200CDZICadiz3.4058 of 5 stars$2.96-1.3%$10.00+237.8%-19.6%$242.37M$9.61M-5.3810SJWSJW GroupN/AN/A$57.50+∞N/A$1.88B$766.66M17.93760Positive NewsGWRSGlobal Water Resources1.6264 of 5 stars$10.46+0.4%N/A-21.3%$287.13M$52.69M45.4890 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARTNA Competitors MSEX Competitors AWK Competitors AWR Competitors CWT Competitors WTRG Competitors CWCO Competitors CDZI Competitors SJW 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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