Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS) Competitors

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (NYSE:SBS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, AWK or SBS?

American Water Works has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AWK or SBS?

In the previous week, American Water Works had 19 more articles in the media than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for American Water Works and 2 mentions for Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. American Water Works' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's score of 0.77 indicating that Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Water Works	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AWK or SBS?

American Water Works received 268 more outperform votes than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.78% of users gave American Water Works an outperform vote while only 58.22% of users gave Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Water Works	Outperform Votes 491 64.78%	Underperform Votes 267 35.22%
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	Outperform Votes 223 58.22%	Underperform Votes 160 41.78%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AWK or SBS?

86.6% of American Water Works shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Water Works shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP shares are held 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.

Is AWK or SBS more profitable?

American Water Works has a net margin of 22.27% compared to American Water Works' net margin of 13.62%. American Water Works' return on equity of 12.14% beat Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Water Works	22.27%	9.74%	3.18%
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	13.62%	12.14%	5.94%

Is AWK or SBS a better dividend stock?

American Water Works pays an annual dividend of $3.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. American Water Works pays out 62.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP pays out 21.7% 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 Water Works has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. American Water Works is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AWK or SBS?

American Water Works has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Water Works, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Water Works	$4.23B	5.77	$944M	$4.93	25.44
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	$5.12B	1.92	$705.76M	$1.06	13.59

Do analysts rate AWK or SBS?

American Water Works presently has a consensus target price of $141.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.00%. Given Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Water Works is more favorable than Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Water Works	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

American Water Works beats Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.