SJW Group (SJW) Competitors $54.37 -0.87 (-1.57%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SJW vs. CWT, AWR, MSEX, YORW, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, GWRS, and PCYOShould you be buying SJW Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SJW Group include California Water Service Group (CWT), American States Water (AWR), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), Global Water Resources (GWRS), and Pure Cycle (PCYO). These companies are all part of the "water supply" industry. SJW Group vs. California Water Service Group American States Water Middlesex Water York Water Consolidated Water Artesian Resources Cadiz American Water Works Global Water Resources Pure Cycle California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) and SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor CWT or SJW? In the previous week, California Water Service Group had 13 more articles in the media than SJW Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for California Water Service Group and 6 mentions for SJW Group. SJW Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat California Water Service Group's score of 0.66 indicating that SJW Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment California Water Service Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SJW Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CWT or SJW more profitable? California Water Service Group has a net margin of 19.56% compared to SJW Group's net margin of 12.47%. California Water Service Group's return on equity of 13.24% beat SJW Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets California Water Service Group19.56% 13.24% 4.18% SJW Group 12.47%7.16%2.05% Is CWT or SJW a better dividend stock? California Water Service Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. SJW Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. California Water Service Group pays out 36.7% 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. California Water Service Group has increased its dividend for 59 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CWT or SJW? 82.8% of California Water Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SJW Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of California Water Service Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of SJW Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CWT or SJW? SJW Group received 110 more outperform votes than California Water Service Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.06% of users gave SJW Group an outperform vote while only 53.31% of users gave California Water Service Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCalifornia Water Service GroupOutperform Votes28253.31% Underperform Votes24746.69% SJW GroupOutperform Votes39261.06% Underperform Votes25038.94% Which has more risk and volatility, CWT or SJW? California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SJW Group has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CWT or SJW? California Water Service Group currently has a consensus price target of $54.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.59%. SJW Group has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.38%. Given California Water Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe California Water Service Group is more favorable than SJW Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score California Water Service Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25SJW Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CWT or SJW? SJW Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than California Water Service Group. California Water Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SJW Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalifornia Water Service Group$1.04B2.92$51.91M$3.2715.54SJW Group$748.44M2.52$84.99M$2.8519.38 SummaryCalifornia Water Service Group beats SJW Group on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get SJW Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SJW 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 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.Skip Chart SJW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSJW GroupWater supply IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.89B$4.87B$15.45B$18.52BDividend Yield3.30%2.58%5.90%4.22%P/E Ratio20.0121.2215.2331.15Price / Sales2.525.9321.4125.69Price / Cash8.6713.5218.4317.53Price / Book1.432.561.974.29Net Income$84.99M$200.07M$664.08M$1.02B7 Day Performance8.42%4.13%2.51%-0.79%1 Month Performance2.13%-2.25%1.48%-6.88%1 Year Performance6.30%12.86%11.50%1.74% SJW Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SJWSJW Group2.7747 of 5 stars$54.37-1.6%$56.00+3.0%+4.7%$1.86B$748.44M19.70760News CoveragePositive NewsCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.5069 of 5 stars$47.51-2.0%$54.67+15.1%+14.4%$2.83B$1.04B13.731,266Analyst RevisionAWRAmerican States Water3.472 of 5 stars$75.29-4.1%$74.00-1.7%+18.0%$2.82B$595.46M23.75810Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsMSEXMiddlesex Water2.2396 of 5 stars$61.62-3.4%$58.50-5.1%+32.6%$1.10B$191.88M26.79350Short Interest ↑Positive NewsYORWYork Water3.4684 of 5 stars$33.66-2.7%N/A+3.2%$484.33M$74.96M22.74110Positive NewsCWCOConsolidated Water3.0848 of 5 stars$23.38-2.8%N/A-1.4%$371.16M$133.97M14.43200Short Interest ↑ARTNAArtesian Resources3.4841 of 5 stars$31.91-1.0%N/A+0.1%$328.77M$107.95M16.36240Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCDZICadiz1.4399 of 5 stars$2.47-2.0%N/A+16.4%$202.01M$9.61M-4.8410Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works4.1003 of 5 stars$142.20-3.4%$141.86-0.2%+26.6%$27.73B$4.68B26.386,500Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeGWRSGlobal Water Resources2.9357 of 5 stars$9.92+1.5%N/A-13.3%$268.10M$52.69M36.7490High Trading VolumePCYOPure Cycle0.5556 of 5 stars$10.33-1.1%N/A+5.4%$248.72M$29.11M18.7840Earnings Report Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies California Water Service Group Competitors American States Water Competitors Middlesex Water Competitors York Water Competitors Consolidated Water Competitors Artesian Resources Competitors Cadiz Competitors American Water Works Competitors Global Water Resources Competitors Pure Cycle 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 (NYSE:SJW) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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