Best Water Stocks To Consider - March 12th

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener flags five "water" stocks with the highest recent dollar trading volume: Coca‑Cola (KO), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Waters (WAT), American Water Works (AWK), and Ecolab (ECL).
• Investors view water stocks as defensive, long‑term plays driven by steady demand, growing water scarcity and ESG interest, but they face risks from heavy regulation, capital intensity, and local water‑policy changes.
• Utilities exposure is exemplified by American Water Works, which serves about 3.5 million customers across roughly 1,700 communities in 14 states, illustrating the sector's stable, regulated cash flows.

CocaCola, IDEXX Laboratories, Waters, American Water Works, and Ecolab are the five Water stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. "Water stocks" are shares of companies whose primary businesses involve supplying, treating, transporting or managing freshwater and wastewater — including municipal water utilities, infrastructure and pipeline makers, filtration and desalination technology providers, and firms that hold or trade water rights. Investors often view them as defensive, long-term plays driven by steady demand and growing water scarcity/ESG interest, but they carry risks from heavy regulation, capital intensity, and local water-policy changes. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Water stocks within the last several days.

CocaCola (KO)

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores.

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IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX)

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets in Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy.

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Waters (WAT)

Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services high and ultra-performance liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and post-warranty service plans.

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American Water Works (AWK)

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems.

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Ecolab (ECL)

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.

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