Global Water Resources (GWRS) Competitors $10.67 +0.01 (+0.09%) As of 02:25 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GWRS vs. NEP, XIFR, AMPS, NFE, OPAL, SMC, NGL, PCYO, MNTK, 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), XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR), Altus Power (AMPS), New Fortress Energy (NFE), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Summit Midstream (SMC), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), and RGC Resources (RGCO). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Global Water Resources vs. Its Competitors Nextera Energy Partners XPLR Infrastructure Altus Power New Fortress Energy OPAL Fuels Summit Midstream NGL Energy Partners Pure Cycle Montauk Renewables 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. 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 2.8%. 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Global Water Resources has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NEP or GWRS? Global Water Resources received 290 more outperform votes than Nextera Energy Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.32% 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 Votes29065.32% Underperform Votes15434.68% Which has stronger 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$53.54M5.47$7.98M$0.2346.39 Does the media refer more to NEP or GWRS? In the previous week, Global Water Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Nextera Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Global Water Resources and 0 mentions for Nextera Energy Partners. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Nextera Energy Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Nextera Energy Partners Neutral Global Water Resources Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, NEP or GWRS? Nextera Energy Partners has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer NEP or GWRS? Nextera Energy Partners presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Nextera Energy Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 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 GWRS 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$292.90M$5.11B$16.33B$8.62BDividend Yield3.01%2.61%5.66%4.18%P/E Ratio39.5221.1521.4320.00Price / Sales5.475.9628.72158.30Price / Cash15.0313.9618.6834.64Price / Book5.312.692.174.70Net Income$7.98M$209.66M$674.16M$248.14M7 Day Performance5.75%1.86%0.83%2.48%1 Month Performance3.79%1.71%4.63%6.15%1 Year Performance-14.16%6.44%11.68%13.59% Global Water Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GWRSGlobal Water Resources3.455 of 5 stars$10.67+0.1%N/A-14.2%$292.90M$53.54M39.5290Positive NewsNEPNextera Energy Partners1.3368 of 5 starsN/A$10.00+∞N/A$983.47M$1.23B-105.15N/AXIFRXPLR Infrastructure2.5258 of 5 stars$8.69-1.5%$17.64+103.0%-72.0%$816.87M$1.26B-86.90N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAMPSAltus PowerN/A$5.00-0.1%$4.86-2.8%+15.9%$801.30M$196.27M22.7040High Trading VolumeNFENew Fortress Energy4.0751 of 5 stars$2.55+2.4%$10.17+298.7%-85.6%$698.12M$2.15B2.80670Options VolumeGap DownOPALOPAL Fuels1.8231 of 5 stars$3.38-4.8%$4.75+40.5%-30.2%$585.99M$320.43M18.78270Positive NewsSMCSummit MidstreamN/A$25.97+3.3%N/AN/A$484.29M$443.45M-2.03244Positive NewsNGLNGL Energy Partners0.8516 of 5 stars$3.38-3.2%N/A-22.3%$446.20M$5.92B-1.34840Positive NewsPCYOPure Cycle1.2358 of 5 stars$10.46-1.5%N/A+16.4%$251.84M$29.91M19.0240Positive NewsMNTKMontauk Renewables3.0991 of 5 stars$1.74-5.4%$3.33+91.6%-57.0%$247.84M$179.55M10.88130Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRGCORGC Resources3.187 of 5 stars$20.46-0.4%N/A+0.7%$210.98M$91.31M17.49100News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NEP Competitors XIFR Competitors AMPS Competitors NFE Competitors OPAL Competitors SMC Competitors NGL Competitors PCYO Competitors MNTK 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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