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CDZI vs. MSEX, CWCO, YORW, ARTNA, AWK, AWR, CWT, SJW, AGRO, and AVO

Should you be buying Cadiz stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cadiz include Middlesex Water (MSEX), Consolidated Water (CWCO), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Adecoagro (AGRO), and Mission Produce (AVO).

Cadiz vs. Its Competitors

Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) and Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI) are both small-cap water utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Middlesex Water has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz. Cadiz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middlesex Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Middlesex Water$191.88M5.06$44.35M$2.4122.50
Cadiz$9.61M25.65-$31.14M-$0.55-5.47

In the previous week, Middlesex Water had 1 more articles in the media than Cadiz. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Middlesex Water and 1 mentions for Cadiz. Middlesex Water's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Cadiz's score of 0.30 indicating that Middlesex Water is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Middlesex Water
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cadiz
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadiz has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Middlesex Water has a net margin of 22.05% compared to Cadiz's net margin of -296.15%. Middlesex Water's return on equity of 9.76% beat Cadiz's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Middlesex Water22.05% 9.76% 3.43%
Cadiz -296.15%-107.34%-26.54%

79.5% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of Cadiz shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Cadiz shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Middlesex Water currently has a consensus price target of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.48%. Cadiz has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 232.23%. Given Cadiz's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cadiz is more favorable than Middlesex Water.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Middlesex Water
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Cadiz
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Middlesex Water beats Cadiz on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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CDZI vs. The Competition

MetricCadizAGRI OPERATIONS IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$242.35M$2.78B$16.26B$9.41B
Dividend YieldN/A3.54%3.17%4.03%
P/E Ratio-5.479.7616.6820.09
Price / Sales25.654.4546.3599.01
Price / CashN/A8.1014.8258.27
Price / Book6.692.886.085.65
Net Income-$31.14M$126.43M$692.22M$257.91M
7 Day Performance0.33%-1.82%-0.69%2.09%
1 Month Performance0.33%-4.13%3.01%11.13%
1 Year Performance-16.85%-20.46%-1.31%18.40%

Cadiz Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CDZI
Cadiz
3.4802 of 5 stars
$3.01
+1.7%
$10.00
+232.2%
-20.0%$242.35M$9.61M-5.4710
MSEX
Middlesex Water
3.6845 of 5 stars
$54.88
-1.2%
$61.00
+11.2%
-13.7%$995.82M$191.88M22.77350
CWCO
Consolidated Water
3.1498 of 5 stars
$30.64
-2.1%
N/A+2.2%$498.03M$133.97M18.91200
YORW
York Water
4.1457 of 5 stars
$31.90
-1.4%
N/A-24.1%$465.70M$74.96M23.28110Positive News
ARTNA
Artesian Resources
3.6812 of 5 stars
$33.49
-0.8%
N/A-18.3%$348.10M$107.95M16.10240Positive News
AWK
American Water Works
4.0706 of 5 stars
$139.90
-0.1%
$143.22
+2.4%
-0.2%$27.31B$4.68B25.486,700
AWR
American States Water
3.9482 of 5 stars
$76.45
-0.9%
$77.50
+1.4%
-6.4%$2.97B$595.46M23.52810Positive News
CWT
California Water Service Group
4.9506 of 5 stars
$45.52
-0.6%
$58.00
+27.4%
-14.1%$2.73B$1.04B19.961,278Positive News
SJW
SJW Group
N/AN/A$57.50
+∞
N/A$1.88B$766.66M17.93760Upcoming Earnings
AGRO
Adecoagro
1.8425 of 5 stars
$9.29
-0.9%
$10.23
+10.2%
-1.5%$936.94M$1.52B14.9810,320News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
AVO
Mission Produce
4.6111 of 5 stars
$11.83
-2.1%
$15.50
+31.0%
+10.4%$853.07M$1.23B23.663,100

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This page (NASDAQ:CDZI) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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