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$22.29 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:45 PM Eastern

CDZIP vs. AWK, SBS, WTRG, AWR, and CWT

Should you buy Cadiz stock or one of its competitors? Cadiz's main competitors and comparable companies include American Water Works (AWK), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), Essential Utilities (WTRG), American States Water (AWR), and California Water Service Group (CWT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "water utilities" industry.

How does Cadiz compare to American Water Works?

Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZIP) and American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

American Water Works has a consensus target price of $138.78, suggesting a potential upside of 2.30%. Given American Water Works' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Water Works is more favorable than Cadiz.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cadiz
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
American Water Works
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

American Water Works has a net margin of 21.35% compared to Cadiz's net margin of 0.00%. American Water Works' return on equity of 10.20% beat Cadiz's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CadizN/A N/A N/A
American Water Works 21.35%10.20%3.20%

American Water Works has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cadiz$11.84MN/AN/AN/AN/A
American Water Works$5.14B5.25$1.11B$5.7723.51

Cadiz pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. American Water Works pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. American Water Works pays out 62.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Water Works has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years.

86.6% of American Water Works shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Water Works shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, American Water Works had 43 more articles in the media than Cadiz. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for American Water Works and 0 mentions for Cadiz. American Water Works' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Cadiz's score of 0.00 indicating that American Water Works is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cadiz Neutral
American Water Works Positive

Summary

American Water Works beats Cadiz on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cadiz compare to Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp?

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) and Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZIP) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cadiz pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has a net margin of 23.93% compared to Cadiz's net margin of 0.00%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's return on equity of 14.03% beat Cadiz's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp23.93% 14.03% 5.59%
Cadiz N/A N/A N/A

10.6% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp$6.82B2.38$1.52B$0.3612.81
Cadiz$11.84MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp currently has a consensus target price of $183.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3,869.63%. Given Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is more favorable than Cadiz.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Cadiz
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp had 2 more articles in the media than Cadiz. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp and 0 mentions for Cadiz. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Cadiz's score of 0.00 indicating that Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Positive
Cadiz Neutral

Summary

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp beats Cadiz on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cadiz compare to Essential Utilities?

Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZIP) and Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Essential Utilities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Essential Utilities has a net margin of 21.60% compared to Cadiz's net margin of 0.00%. Essential Utilities' return on equity of 8.23% beat Cadiz's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CadizN/A N/A N/A
Essential Utilities 21.60%8.23%2.91%

Essential Utilities has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.02%. Given Essential Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Essential Utilities is more favorable than Cadiz.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cadiz
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Essential Utilities
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

Cadiz pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Essential Utilities pays out 73.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essential Utilities has raised its dividend for 32 consecutive years.

Essential Utilities has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cadiz$11.84MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Essential Utilities$2.47B4.61$616.37M$1.9620.50

In the previous week, Essential Utilities had 14 more articles in the media than Cadiz. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Essential Utilities and 0 mentions for Cadiz. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Cadiz's score of 0.00 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cadiz Neutral
Essential Utilities Positive

Summary

Essential Utilities beats Cadiz on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cadiz compare to American States Water?

Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZIP) and American States Water (NYSE:AWR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Cadiz pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. American States Water pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. American States Water pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American States Water has increased its dividend for 71 consecutive years.

American States Water has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cadiz$11.84MN/AN/AN/AN/A
American States Water$658.07M5.36$130.44M$3.6524.36

In the previous week, American States Water had 12 more articles in the media than Cadiz. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for American States Water and 0 mentions for Cadiz. American States Water's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Cadiz's score of 0.00 indicating that American States Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cadiz Neutral
American States Water Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cadiz
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
American States Water
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

American States Water has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Cadiz's net margin of 0.00%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.50% beat Cadiz's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CadizN/A N/A N/A
American States Water 20.52%13.50%5.26%

75.2% of American States Water shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of American States Water shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

American States Water beats Cadiz on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cadiz compare to California Water Service Group?

Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZIP) and California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Cadiz pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. California Water Service Group pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. California Water Service Group pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. California Water Service Group has raised its dividend for 59 consecutive years.

California Water Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cadiz$11.84MN/AN/AN/AN/A
California Water Service Group$1.00B3.07$128.21M$2.2222.35

82.8% of California Water Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of California Water Service Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

California Water Service Group has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.83%. Given California Water Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe California Water Service Group is more favorable than Cadiz.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cadiz
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
California Water Service Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, California Water Service Group had 8 more articles in the media than Cadiz. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for California Water Service Group and 0 mentions for Cadiz. California Water Service Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Cadiz's score of 0.00 indicating that California Water Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cadiz Neutral
California Water Service Group Positive

California Water Service Group has a net margin of 12.63% compared to Cadiz's net margin of 0.00%. California Water Service Group's return on equity of 7.74% beat Cadiz's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CadizN/A N/A N/A
California Water Service Group 12.63%7.74%2.32%

Summary

California Water Service Group beats Cadiz on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CDZIP vs. The Competition

MetricCadizWater Utilities IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$6.17B$15.84B$12.82B
Dividend Yield14.38%3.94%4.03%10.78%
P/E RatioN/A22.8024.8524.33
Price / SalesN/A54.42283.2597.25
Price / CashN/A14.6418.7036.90
Price / BookN/A2.862.206.42
Net IncomeN/A$302.59M$701.43M$348.89M
7 Day Performance-1.28%1.04%-0.86%0.51%
1 Month Performance0.41%1.79%-2.64%4.84%
1 Year Performance22.37%2.54%8.27%17.04%

Cadiz Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CDZIP
Cadiz
N/A$22.29
flat
N/A+22.4%$0.00$11.84MN/A10
AWK
American Water Works
3.5085 of 5 stars
$136.25
-0.2%
$138.78
+1.9%
-7.1%$27.07B$5.28B23.617,000
SBS
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp
4.5318 of 5 stars
$4.61
-1.4%
$183.00
+3,866.2%
-95.8%$16.47B$6.82B12.948,678
WTRG
Essential Utilities
4.4793 of 5 stars
$40.38
-0.2%
$43.00
+6.5%
+1.5%$11.48B$2.57B20.603,303
AWR
American States Water
3.8912 of 5 stars
$89.04
+0.4%
N/A+17.5%$3.52B$658.07M24.40810

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This page (NASDAQ:CDZIP) was last updated on 8/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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