SJW Group (SJW) Competitors $55.00 -0.15 (-0.27%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SJW vs. AWR, CWT, MSEX, YORW, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, PCYO, and GWRSShould you be buying SJW Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SJW Group include American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), Pure Cycle (PCYO), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). These companies are all part of the "water supply" industry. SJW Group vs. American States Water California Water Service Group Middlesex Water York Water Consolidated Water Artesian Resources Cadiz American Water Works Pure Cycle Global Water Resources American States Water (NYSE:AWR) and SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Is AWR or SJW a better dividend stock? American States Water pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. SJW Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. American States Water pays out 62.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SJW Group pays out 58.0% 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 SJW Group has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years. SJW Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is AWR or SJW more profitable? American States Water has a net margin of 19.26% compared to SJW Group's net margin of 12.47%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.53% beat SJW Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American States Water19.26% 13.53% 4.78% SJW Group 12.47%7.16%2.05% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AWR or SJW? 75.2% of American States Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SJW Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of American States Water shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of SJW Group shares are owned 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. Which has more risk and volatility, AWR or SJW? American States Water has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SJW Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AWR or SJW? American States Water has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SJW Group. SJW 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$595.70M5.30$124.92M$2.9728.40SJW Group$670.36M2.68$84.99M$2.7619.93 Does the media prefer AWR or SJW? In the previous week, American States Water had 3 more articles in the media than SJW Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for American States Water and 3 mentions for SJW Group. American States Water's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat SJW Group's score of 0.37 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SJW Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AWR or SJW? SJW Group received 163 more outperform votes than American States Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.22% of users gave SJW Group an outperform vote while only 51.01% of users gave American States Water an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican States WaterOutperform Votes22751.01% Underperform Votes21848.99% SJW GroupOutperform Votes39061.22% Underperform Votes24738.78% Do analysts rate AWR or SJW? American States Water currently has a consensus price target of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.13%. SJW Group has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.55%. Given SJW Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SJW 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00SJW Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryAmerican States Water beats SJW Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. 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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$1.80B$4.66B$12.25B$19.84BDividend Yield2.90%2.38%4.04%3.50%P/E Ratio19.9320.1498.4437.73Price / Sales2.6813.9932.1118.01Price / Cash9.1215.1018.4117.90Price / Book1.353.222.294.86Net Income$84.99M$192.27M$616.62M$985.93M7 Day Performance2.15%1.61%0.00%0.45%1 Month Performance-7.27%0.42%-1.60%1.05%1 Year Performance-14.48%3.26%9.83%24.67% SJW Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SJWSJW Group3.4057 of 5 stars$55.00-0.3%$63.00+14.5%-14.8%$1.80B$670.36M19.93760AWRAmerican States Water4.562 of 5 stars$84.36-1.0%$87.00+3.1%+6.2%$3.19B$595.70M28.40810Short Interest ↓CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.383 of 5 stars$51.08-0.8%$53.67+5.1%+1.4%$3.04B$794.63M14.761,266Analyst RevisionMSEXMiddlesex Water1.7256 of 5 stars$65.69-0.6%$61.00-7.1%+3.4%$1.18B$166.27M28.56350YORWYork Water4.1254 of 5 stars$35.50-0.8%N/A-4.8%$514.16M$71.03M23.99130CWCOConsolidated Water2.7756 of 5 stars$26.35+0.7%N/A-23.0%$414.24M$158.81M0.00293Analyst RevisionARTNAArtesian Resources4.2241 of 5 stars$34.04-0.8%N/A-18.5%$350.61M$98.86M17.46251Positive NewsCDZICadiz1.3137 of 5 stars$3.15-2.8%N/A+5.0%$243.60M$1.99M0.0010Analyst RevisionAWKAmerican Water Works4.8185 of 5 stars$137.89-0.2%$142.29+3.2%+5.5%$26.87B$4.23B27.316,500Analyst UpgradePCYOPure Cycle1.0495 of 5 stars$13.10-1.2%N/A+30.5%$319.21M$28.75M27.2940Analyst UpgradeGWRSGlobal Water ResourcesN/A$12.85-1.0%N/A+9.3%$314.40M$53.03M47.5990 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American States Water Competitors California Water Service Group Competitors Middlesex Water Competitors York Water Competitors Consolidated Water Competitors Artesian Resources Competitors Cadiz Competitors American Water Works Competitors Pure Cycle Competitors Global Water Resources 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:SJW) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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