California Water Service Group (CWT) Competitors $47.55 -0.36 (-0.75%) (As of 01:53 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CWT vs. AWR, SJW, MSEX, YORW, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, WTRG, and SBSShould you be buying California Water Service Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of California Water Service Group include American States Water (AWR), 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. California Water Service Group vs. American States Water SJW Group Middlesex Water York Water Consolidated Water Artesian Resources Cadiz American Water Works Essential Utilities Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP American States Water (NYSE:AWR) and California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking and dividends. Is AWR or CWT more profitable? California Water Service Group has a net margin of 19.56% compared to American States Water's net margin of 19.26%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.53% beat California Water Service Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American States Water19.26% 13.53% 4.78% California Water Service Group 19.56%13.24%4.18% Which has more risk & volatility, AWR or CWT? American States Water has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AWR or CWT? American States Water presently has a consensus target price of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.95%. California Water Service Group has a consensus target price of $54.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.62%. Given California Water Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe California Water Service Group is more favorable than American States Water.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American States Water 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00California Water Service Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AWR or CWT? California Water Service Group received 51 more outperform votes than American States Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.46% of users gave California Water Service Group an outperform vote while only 50.78% of users gave American States Water an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican States WaterOutperform Votes22750.78% Underperform Votes22049.22% California Water Service GroupOutperform Votes27853.46% Underperform Votes24246.54% Is AWR or CWT a better dividend stock? American States Water pays an annual dividend of $1.86 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 2.4%. American States Water pays out 62.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. California Water Service Group pays out 32.4% 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. American States Water has raised its dividend for 71 consecutive years and California Water Service Group has raised its dividend for 58 consecutive years. California Water Service Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AWR or CWT? 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, AWR or CWT? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican States Water$577.54M5.26$124.92M$2.9727.33California Water Service Group$1.03B2.75$51.91M$3.4613.74 Does the media refer more to AWR or CWT? In the previous week, California Water Service Group had 2 more articles in the media than American States Water. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for California Water Service Group and 7 mentions for American States Water. American States Water's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat California Water Service Group's score of 0.61 indicating that American States Water is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American States Water 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive California Water Service Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCalifornia Water Service Group beats American States Water on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyForbes rich list released… #1 to be assassinated?Elon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. 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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 CWT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCalifornia Water Service GroupWater supply IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.83B$4.28B$13.43B$19.67BDividend Yield2.31%2.47%4.04%3.51%P/E Ratio13.7422.2599.4943.67Price / Sales2.758.5530.7017.94Price / Cash16.0814.6318.2021.73Price / Book1.922.822.245.46Net Income$51.91M$192.27M$623.37M$987.88M7 Day Performance-2.60%-2.56%-1.29%-2.12%1 Month Performance-6.58%-3.34%-1.71%0.87%1 Year Performance-8.96%-4.53%5.72%16.62% California Water Service Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.599 of 5 stars$47.55-0.8%$54.50+14.6%-8.9%$2.83B$1.03B13.741,266AWRAmerican States Water4.1859 of 5 stars$83.82+0.8%$86.00+2.6%+0.4%$3.14B$577.54M28.01810SJWSJW Group3.9965 of 5 stars$54.62+0.5%$63.00+15.3%-20.2%$1.79B$721.96M19.68760Positive NewsMSEXMiddlesex Water2.5389 of 5 stars$59.72+0.5%$58.50-2.0%-15.4%$1.07B$166.27M25.83350YORWYork Water3.7131 of 5 stars$35.12+0.9%N/A-8.7%$504.67M$71.03M23.53130News CoverageCWCOConsolidated Water3.9306 of 5 stars$26.32+2.4%N/A-26.3%$416.78M$158.81M0.00293Positive NewsARTNAArtesian Resources4.1121 of 5 stars$33.71+0.8%N/A-20.4%$347.21M$98.86M17.14251Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCDZICadiz0.7011 of 5 stars$4.15+2.2%N/A+31.3%$312.00M$1.99M0.0010AWKAmerican Water Works4.7518 of 5 stars$129.68+0.1%$142.29+9.7%-1.9%$25.27B$4.52B25.666,500WTRGEssential Utilities4.6353 of 5 stars$38.83+0.4%$44.00+13.3%+5.3%$10.66B$2.05B19.353,258Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.7607 of 5 stars$14.68-0.5%N/A+2.9%$10.03B$5.12B5.7511,170Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American States Water Competitors SJW Group Competitors Middlesex Water Competitors York Water Competitors Consolidated Water Competitors Artesian Resources Competitors Cadiz Competitors American Water Works Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP 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 (NYSE:CWT) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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