Consolidated Water (CWCO) Competitors $34.72 -0.17 (-0.49%) Closing price 09/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.69 -0.03 (-0.09%) As of 09/25/2025 04:19 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CWCO vs. GWRS, WTRG, HTO, MSEX, YORW, CDZI, ARTNA, AWK, AWR, and CWTShould you be buying Consolidated Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Consolidated Water include Global Water Resources (GWRS), Essential Utilities (WTRG), H2O America (HTO), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), Cadiz (CDZI), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), and California Water Service Group (CWT). Consolidated Water vs. Its Competitors Global Water Resources Essential Utilities H2O America Middlesex Water York Water Cadiz Artesian Resources American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) and Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk. Is GWRS or CWCO a better dividend stock? Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Consolidated Water pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Global Water Resources pays out 136.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Consolidated Water pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Water Resources has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Consolidated Water has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Global Water Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is GWRS or CWCO more profitable? Consolidated Water has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 10.27%. Global Water Resources' return on equity of 9.67% beat Consolidated Water's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Water Resources10.27% 9.67% 1.42% Consolidated Water 12.24%7.77%6.84% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GWRS or CWCO? 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.2% of Consolidated Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.3% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Consolidated Water shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, GWRS or CWCO? Global Water Resources has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consolidated Water has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, GWRS or CWCO? Consolidated Water has higher revenue and earnings than Global Water Resources. Consolidated Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Water Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Water Resources$52.69M5.18$5.79M$0.2245.18Consolidated Water$133.97M4.13$28.24M$1.6221.43 Does the media prefer GWRS or CWCO? In the previous week, Consolidated Water had 3 more articles in the media than Global Water Resources. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Consolidated Water and 2 mentions for Global Water Resources. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Consolidated Water's score of 0.69 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Water Resources 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Consolidated Water 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate GWRS or CWCO? Consolidated Water has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.21%. Given Consolidated Water's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Consolidated Water is more favorable than Global Water Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Water Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Consolidated Water 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryConsolidated Water beats Global Water Resources on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Consolidated Water News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CWCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 CWCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricConsolidated WaterUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$555.69M$7.24B$16.44B$10.39BDividend Yield1.61%2.72%4.71%4.64%P/E Ratio21.4318.1751.6326.11Price / Sales4.134.4430.10124.93Price / Cash22.4813.2119.1661.24Price / Book2.552.312.216.30Net Income$28.24M$420.94M$748.44M$271.03M7 Day Performance2.36%-0.11%0.08%-0.14%1 Month Performance3.52%0.37%0.99%5.82%1 Year Performance40.85%-0.95%221.91%27.63% Consolidated Water Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWCOConsolidated Water4.4681 of 5 stars$34.72-0.5%$40.00+15.2%+41.5%$555.69M$133.97M21.43200Positive NewsGWRSGlobal Water Resources3.1149 of 5 stars$10.16+1.7%N/A-21.3%$274.46M$52.69M46.1890WTRGEssential Utilities4.9014 of 5 stars$37.07+0.1%$44.40+19.8%-0.6%$10.38B$2.09B15.913,291Positive NewsHTOH2O America3.929 of 5 stars$48.51-0.4%$56.50+16.5%-16.2%$1.72B$748.44M15.90760Positive NewsMSEXMiddlesex Water3.6156 of 5 stars$53.48+1.3%$61.00+14.1%-17.6%$951.28M$191.88M22.10350Positive NewsYORWYork Water3.9134 of 5 stars$30.75+0.2%N/A-18.5%$442.44M$74.96M22.45110CDZICadiz3.4297 of 5 stars$4.32-0.2%$10.00+131.5%+45.4%$355.14M$9.61M-8.4710News CoverageARTNAArtesian Resources3.7449 of 5 stars$32.44+2.7%N/A-11.8%$325.71M$107.95M14.95240Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works4.542 of 5 stars$135.09+0.0%$141.13+4.5%-6.2%$26.35B$4.68B24.346,700Positive NewsAWRAmerican States Water3.7997 of 5 stars$72.21+0.4%$77.50+7.3%-12.8%$2.77B$595.46M22.08810CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.723 of 5 stars$45.44-0.1%$56.00+23.2%-13.8%$2.71B$1.04B19.841,278Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Water Resources Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives H2O America Alternatives Middlesex Water Alternatives York Water Alternatives Cadiz Alternatives Artesian Resources Alternatives American Water Works Alternatives American States Water Alternatives California Water Service Group Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:CWCO) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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