Global Water Resources (GWRS) Competitors $9.83 +0.14 (+1.44%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.88 +0.05 (+0.56%) As of 08/8/2025 05:32 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. WTRG, NEP, XIFR, NFE, NGL, SMC, 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 Essential Utilities (WTRG), Nextera Energy Partners (NEP), XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR), New Fortress Energy (NFE), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), Summit Midstream Partners (SMC), 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. Its Competitors Essential Utilities Nextera Energy Partners XPLR Infrastructure New Fortress Energy NGL Energy Partners Summit Midstream Partners OPAL Fuels Montauk Renewables Pure Cycle RGC Resources Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WTRG or GWRS? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEssential Utilities$2.09B5.22$595.31M$2.3316.65Global Water Resources$52.69M5.12$5.79M$0.2342.74 Is WTRG or GWRS a better dividend stock? Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Essential Utilities pays out 55.8% 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. Essential Utilities has raised its dividend for 32 consecutive years and Global Water Resources has raised 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. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WTRG or GWRS? 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 insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Global Water Resources 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. Is WTRG or GWRS more profitable? Essential Utilities has a net margin of 27.62% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 10.63%. Global Water Resources' return on equity of 11.27% beat Essential Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Essential Utilities27.62% 10.10% 3.56% Global Water Resources 10.63%11.27%1.52% Does the media prefer WTRG or GWRS? In the previous week, Essential Utilities had 19 more articles in the media than Global Water Resources. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Essential Utilities and 1 mentions for Global Water Resources. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Global Water Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Essential Utilities 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, WTRG or GWRS? Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend WTRG or GWRS? Essential Utilities presently has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.53%. Given Essential Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Essential Utilities is more favorable than Global Water Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Essential Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Global Water Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryEssential Utilities beats Global Water Resources on 15 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 ResourcesUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$269.84M$7.25B$16.30B$9.72BDividend Yield3.09%2.69%5.43%4.12%P/E Ratio42.7417.9215.4024.75Price / Sales5.124.39169.4997.73Price / Cash12.2512.7919.0858.47Price / Book4.992.252.125.59Net Income$5.79M$420.94M$751.46M$265.99M7 Day Performance2.18%1.94%2.76%5.07%1 Month Performance-9.07%-1.90%12.86%0.61%1 Year Performance-17.81%-2.95%139.05%22.83% Global Water Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GWRSGlobal Water Resources1.9255 of 5 stars$9.83+1.4%N/A-17.8%$269.84M$52.69M42.7490Upcoming EarningsWTRGEssential Utilities4.6237 of 5 stars$38.30+0.3%$43.67+14.0%-1.8%$10.70B$2.09B16.443,291Positive NewsNEPNextera Energy Partners1.4581 of 5 starsN/A$10.00+∞N/A$983.47M$1.23B-105.15N/AXIFRXPLR Infrastructure1.8111 of 5 stars$9.17-0.7%$16.77+82.9%-58.5%$867.63M$1.23B-4.83N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpNFENew Fortress Energy2.8344 of 5 stars$2.99+6.0%$9.75+226.1%-79.1%$773.24M$2.36B-1.33670NGLNGL Energy Partners0.5329 of 5 stars$4.07-1.0%N/A+3.3%$542.57M$3.47B-6.90840News CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpSMCSummit Midstream PartnersN/A$24.51+0.8%N/AN/A$453.45M$429.62M-1.87244Upcoming EarningsOPALOPAL Fuels3.0024 of 5 stars$2.26flat$2.81+24.4%-37.9%$391.82M$320.43M113.00270News CoverageEarnings ReportMNTKMontauk Renewables2.2529 of 5 stars$2.10+1.9%$3.33+58.7%-58.6%$293.42M$175.74M42.01130News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradePCYOPure Cycle0.2855 of 5 stars$9.81+0.6%N/A-0.7%$234.72M$28.75M17.8440Analyst DowngradeRGCORGC Resources4.3487 of 5 stars$21.65+10.0%N/A+7.3%$202.93M$84.64M16.91100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WTRG Competitors NEP Competitors XIFR Competitors NFE Competitors NGL Competitors SMC 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 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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