Global Water Resources (GWRS) Competitors $10.20 -0.22 (-2.11%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.28 +0.08 (+0.74%) As of 07:50 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GWRS vs. NEP, NNE, XIFR, AMPS, SMC, NGL, OPAL, MNTK, PCYO, and RGCOShould you be buying Global Water Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Water Resources include Nextera Energy Partners (NEP), Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE), XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR), Altus Power (AMPS), Summit Midstream (SMC), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), Pure Cycle (PCYO), and RGC Resources (RGCO). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Global Water Resources vs. Nextera Energy Partners Nano Nuclear Energy XPLR Infrastructure Altus Power Summit Midstream NGL Energy Partners OPAL Fuels Montauk Renewables Pure Cycle RGC Resources Nextera Energy Partners (NYSE:NEP) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Does the media favor NEP or GWRS? In the previous week, Global Water Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Nextera Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Global Water Resources and 1 mentions for Nextera Energy Partners. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Nextera Energy Partners' score of 0.63 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nextera Energy Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Global Water Resources 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, NEP or GWRS? Nextera Energy Partners has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NEP or GWRS? Global Water Resources received 290 more outperform votes than Nextera Energy Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.46% of users gave Global Water Resources an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Nextera Energy Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNextera Energy PartnersOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes15100.00% Global Water ResourcesOutperform Votes29065.46% Underperform Votes15334.54% Which has better valuation and earnings, NEP or GWRS? Global Water Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nextera Energy Partners. Nextera Energy Partners 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 RatioNextera Energy Partners$1.23B0.00-$10M-$0.10N/AGlobal Water Resources$52.69M5.31$7.98M$0.2344.33 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NEP or GWRS? 66.0% of Nextera Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Nextera Energy Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Global Water Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NEP or GWRS? Nextera Energy Partners currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Nextera Energy Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nextera Energy Partners is more favorable than Global Water Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nextera Energy Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Global Water Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is NEP or GWRS more profitable? Global Water Resources has a net margin of 12.52% compared to Nextera Energy Partners' net margin of -0.73%. Global Water Resources' return on equity of 14.23% beat Nextera Energy Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nextera Energy Partners-0.73% 1.34% 0.85% Global Water Resources 12.52%14.23%1.79% Is NEP or GWRS a better dividend stock? Nextera Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.67 per share. Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Nextera Energy Partners pays out -3,670.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Water Resources pays out 130.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nextera Energy Partners has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Global Water Resources has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. SummaryGlobal Water Resources beats Nextera Energy Partners on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Global Water Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GWRS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 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.Skip Chart GWRS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobal Water ResourcesWater supply IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$279.70M$5.17B$16.37B$8.42BDividend Yield3.00%2.64%5.72%4.11%P/E Ratio37.7421.0120.3419.77Price / Sales5.316.1122.33116.56Price / Cash15.0313.9618.6834.62Price / Book5.072.642.114.53Net Income$7.98M$209.66M$674.16M$248.18M7 Day Performance1.14%3.00%2.35%1.06%1 Month Performance1.04%0.07%3.87%14.68%1 Year Performance-21.82%-2.00%6.67%6.87% Global Water Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GWRSGlobal Water Resources2.8489 of 5 stars$10.20-2.1%N/A-19.8%$280M$52.69M37.7890Earnings ReportNEPNextera Energy Partners1.7351 of 5 starsN/A$10.00+∞N/A$983.47M$1.23B-105.15N/AAnalyst ForecastNNENano Nuclear Energy1.5942 of 5 stars$25.17+4.6%$58.00+130.4%+576.5%$933.13MN/A-61.39N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpXIFRXPLR Infrastructure1.9606 of 5 stars$9.20+2.7%$17.64+91.8%-71.9%$864.45M$1.23B-92.00N/AAMPSAltus Power0.6803 of 5 stars$5.00-0.1%$5.13+2.6%+29.7%$801.30M$196.27M22.7040High Trading VolumeSMCSummit MidstreamN/A$29.04+2.5%N/AN/A$541.45M$429.62M-2.27244Positive NewsGap UpNGLNGL Energy Partners0.5129 of 5 stars$3.29+8.2%N/A-34.5%$434.32M$5.92B-1.31840Positive NewsOPALOPAL Fuels2.7298 of 5 stars$2.11-4.1%$4.75+125.1%-51.8%$364.67M$299.97M11.72270Gap UpMNTKMontauk Renewables2.2886 of 5 stars$2.29+7.5%$3.33+45.6%-58.1%$328.24M$179.55M14.31130Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap DownPCYOPure Cycle0.5886 of 5 stars$10.46+1.0%N/A+17.6%$251.84M$29.91M19.0240RGCORGC Resources3.0727 of 5 stars$21.27-2.4%N/A+3.3%$219.34M$87.51M18.18100Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NEP Competitors NNE Competitors XIFR Competitors AMPS Competitors SMC Competitors NGL Competitors OPAL Competitors MNTK Competitors PCYO Competitors RGCO Competitors 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:GWRS) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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