GWRS vs. WTRG, XIFR, NGL, EDN, NFE, OPAL, SMC, MNTK, PCYO, and RGCO
Should you be buying Global Water Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Water Resources include Essential Utilities (WTRG), XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (EDN), New Fortress Energy (NFE), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Summit Midstream Partners (SMC), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), Pure Cycle (PCYO), and RGC Resources (RGCO). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Global Water Resources vs. Its Competitors
Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Essential Utilities has higher revenue and earnings than Global Water Resources. Essential Utilities 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.
Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Essential Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.72%. Given Essential Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Essential Utilities is more favorable than Global Water Resources.
74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Global Water Resources shares are owned 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.
Essential Utilities has a net margin of 27.62% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 10.27%. Essential Utilities' return on equity of 10.10% beat Global Water Resources' return on equity.
In the previous week, Essential Utilities had 5 more articles in the media than Global Water Resources. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Essential Utilities and 8 mentions for Global Water Resources. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Global Water Resources' score of 0.55 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Essential Utilities pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Essential Utilities has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years and Global Water Resources has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Essential Utilities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Essential Utilities beats Global Water Resources on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GWRS) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff