AWR vs. CWT, SJW, MSEX, YORW, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, WTRG, and SBS
Should you be buying American States Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American States Water include California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), Essential Utilities (WTRG), and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS). These companies are all part of the "water supply" industry.
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) and California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.
American States Water pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. California Water Service Group pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. American States Water pays out 56.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. California Water Service Group pays out 44.8% 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.
California Water Service Group received 50 more outperform votes than American States Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.79% of users gave California Water Service Group an outperform vote while only 51.83% of users gave American States Water an outperform vote.
American States Water has a net margin of 19.95% compared to California Water Service Group's net margin of 15.42%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.65% beat California Water Service Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, American States Water had 1 more articles in the media than California Water Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for American States Water and 5 mentions for California Water Service Group. American States Water's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat California Water Service Group's score of 0.50 indicating that American States Water is being referred to more favorably in the media.
American States Water has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
75.2% of American States Water shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of California Water Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of American States Water shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of California Water Service Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
American States Water has higher earnings, but lower revenue than California Water Service Group. California Water Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American States Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
American States Water presently has a consensus target price of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.81%. California Water Service Group has a consensus target price of $54.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given American States Water's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe American States Water is more favorable than California Water Service Group.
Summary
American States Water beats California Water Service Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AWR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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