Do analysts prefer PCYO or GWRS?

Global Water Resources has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.98%. Given Global Water Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Water Resources is more favorable than Pure Cycle. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pure Cycle 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Global Water Resources 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

Do analysts prefer RGCO or GWRS?

Global Water Resources has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 118.98%. Given Global Water Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Water Resources is more favorable than RGC Resources. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RGC Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Global Water Resources 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

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Should you buy Global Water Resources stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Global Water Resources with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Global Water Resources include Essential Utilities (WTRG), Summit Midstream Partners (SMC), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Pure Cycle (PCYO), and RGC Resources (RGCO). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.

How does Global Water Resources compare to Essential Utilities?

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Essential Utilities	$2.47B	4.42	$616.37M	$1.97	19.56
Global Water Resources	$55.76M	3.53	$2.96M	$0.07	97.86

74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Essential Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.7% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Essential Utilities has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 3.53%. Essential Utilities' return on equity of 8.34% beat Global Water Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essential Utilities	21.82%	8.34%	2.97%
Global Water Resources	3.53%	3.53%	0.63%

Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Essential Utilities had 2 more articles in the media than Global Water Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Essential Utilities and 0 mentions for Global Water Resources. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Essential Utilities' score of 0.31 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Essential Utilities	Neutral
Global Water Resources	Very Positive

Essential Utilities currently has a consensus target price of $43.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.66%. Global Water Resources has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.98%. Given Global Water Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Water Resources is more favorable than Essential Utilities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essential Utilities	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Global Water Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Essential Utilities pays out 69.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Water Resources pays out 428.6% 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.

Summary

Essential Utilities beats Global Water Resources on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Global Water Resources compare to Summit Midstream Partners?

Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE:SMC) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Summit Midstream Partners currently has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.21%. Global Water Resources has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 118.98%. Given Global Water Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global Water Resources is more favorable than Summit Midstream Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Summit Midstream Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Global Water Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

In the previous week, Summit Midstream Partners had 4 more articles in the media than Global Water Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Summit Midstream Partners and 0 mentions for Global Water Resources. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Summit Midstream Partners' score of -0.03 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Summit Midstream Partners	Neutral
Global Water Resources	Very Positive

Global Water Resources has a net margin of 3.53% compared to Summit Midstream Partners' net margin of -1.09%. Global Water Resources' return on equity of 3.53% beat Summit Midstream Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summit Midstream Partners	-1.09%	-0.73%	-0.26%
Global Water Resources	3.53%	3.53%	0.63%

Summit Midstream Partners has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Summit Midstream Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Global Water Resources. Summit Midstream 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Summit Midstream Partners	$562.09M	1.11	$8.93M	-$1.88	N/A
Global Water Resources	$55.76M	3.53	$2.96M	$0.07	97.86

43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.7% of Global Water Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Global Water Resources beats Summit Midstream Partners on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Global Water Resources compare to OPAL Fuels?

OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 85.7% of OPAL Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.7% 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.

OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, OPAL Fuels had 1 more articles in the media than Global Water Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for OPAL Fuels and 0 mentions for Global Water Resources. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat OPAL Fuels' score of 0.63 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
OPAL Fuels	Positive
Global Water Resources	Very Positive

OPAL Fuels presently has a consensus target price of $2.72, suggesting a potential upside of 35.16%. Global Water Resources has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 118.98%. Given Global Water Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global Water Resources is more favorable than OPAL Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OPAL Fuels	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Global Water Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

OPAL Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than Global Water Resources. OPAL Fuels 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OPAL Fuels	$348.98M	1.00	$14.75M	$0.07	28.71
Global Water Resources	$55.76M	3.53	$2.96M	$0.07	97.86

Global Water Resources has a net margin of 3.53% compared to OPAL Fuels' net margin of 1.33%. Global Water Resources' return on equity of 3.53% beat OPAL Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OPAL Fuels	1.33%	-479.62%	0.47%
Global Water Resources	3.53%	3.53%	0.63%

Summary

Global Water Resources beats OPAL Fuels on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Global Water Resources compare to Pure Cycle?

Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Global Water Resources has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.98%. Given Global Water Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Water Resources is more favorable than Pure Cycle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pure Cycle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Global Water Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Pure Cycle had 4 more articles in the media than Global Water Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pure Cycle and 0 mentions for Global Water Resources. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Pure Cycle's score of 0.54 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle	Positive
Global Water Resources	Very Positive

Pure Cycle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Water Resources. Pure Cycle 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pure Cycle	$26.09M	9.97	$13.11M	$0.58	18.60
Global Water Resources	$55.76M	3.53	$2.96M	$0.07	97.86

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 43.66% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 3.53%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 10.06% beat Global Water Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Cycle	43.66%	10.06%	8.89%
Global Water Resources	3.53%	3.53%	0.63%

51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.7% of Global Water Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pure Cycle beats Global Water Resources on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Global Water Resources compare to RGC Resources?

RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

RGC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Global Water Resources. RGC Resources 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RGC Resources	$95.33M	2.64	$13.28M	$1.34	18.02
Global Water Resources	$55.76M	3.53	$2.96M	$0.07	97.86

RGC Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. RGC Resources pays out 64.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Water Resources pays out 428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RGC Resources has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Global Water Resources has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Global Water Resources has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 118.98%. Given Global Water Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Water Resources is more favorable than RGC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RGC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Global Water Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

RGC Resources has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, RGC Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Global Water Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for RGC Resources and 0 mentions for Global Water Resources. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat RGC Resources' score of 0.67 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RGC Resources	Positive
Global Water Resources	Very Positive

35.8% of RGC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of RGC Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.7% of Global Water Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

RGC Resources has a net margin of 13.01% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 3.53%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.87% beat Global Water Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RGC Resources	13.01%	11.87%	4.19%
Global Water Resources	3.53%	3.53%	0.63%

Summary

RGC Resources beats Global Water Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GWRS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Global Water Resources	UTIL Industry	Utilities Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$199.91M	$8.09B	$18.85B	$12.49B
Dividend Yield	4.37%	2.88%	3.96%	7.79%
P/E Ratio	97.86	24.08	19.76	24.61
Price / Sales	3.53	4.38	36.56	113.75
Price / Cash	10.50	12.72	19.35	59.17
Price / Book	2.31	2.06	2.43	6.46
Net Income	$2.96M	$416.55M	$785.96M	$331.60M
7 Day Performance	-4.86%	-2.10%	-0.32%	0.33%
1 Month Performance	-2.97%	2.62%	-0.53%	2.51%
1 Year Performance	-36.63%	-9.54%	12.89%	21.59%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GWRS Global Water Resources	4.6942 of 5 stars	$6.85 -1.4%	$15.00 +119.0%	-35.9%	$199.91M	$55.76M	97.86	90	Positive News
WTRG Essential Utilities	4.337 of 5 stars	$39.09 +1.1%	$43.40 +11.0%	+3.2%	$10.97B	$2.47B	19.23	3,303
SMC Summit Midstream Partners	2.9786 of 5 stars	$30.22 +0.2%	$47.00 +55.5%	+26.5%	$613.21M	$562.09M	N/A	244
OPAL OPAL Fuels	3.3416 of 5 stars	$2.07 -1.0%	$2.72 +31.2%	-22.4%	$362.41M	$348.98M	29.58	270
PCYO Pure Cycle	1.0916 of 5 stars	$10.65 +0.9%	N/A	+1.4%	$254.30M	$26.09M	18.36	40	News Coverage Earnings Report

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GWRS vs. WTRG, SMC, OPAL, PCYO, and RGCO

How does Global Water Resources compare to Essential Utilities?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WTRG or GWRS?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WTRG or GWRS?

Is WTRG or GWRS more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, WTRG or GWRS?

Does the media favor WTRG or GWRS?

Do analysts prefer WTRG or GWRS?

Is WTRG or GWRS a better dividend stock?

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How does Global Water Resources compare to Summit Midstream Partners?

Do analysts prefer SMC or GWRS?

Does the media favor SMC or GWRS?

Is SMC or GWRS more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, SMC or GWRS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SMC or GWRS?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SMC or GWRS?

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How does Global Water Resources compare to OPAL Fuels?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OPAL or GWRS?

Which has more risk & volatility, OPAL or GWRS?

Does the media favor OPAL or GWRS?

Do analysts recommend OPAL or GWRS?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OPAL or GWRS?

Is OPAL or GWRS more profitable?

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How does Global Water Resources compare to Pure Cycle?

Do analysts prefer PCYO or GWRS?

Which has more risk and volatility, PCYO or GWRS?

Does the media prefer PCYO or GWRS?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PCYO or GWRS?

Is PCYO or GWRS more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PCYO or GWRS?

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How does Global Water Resources compare to RGC Resources?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RGCO or GWRS?

Is RGCO or GWRS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer RGCO or GWRS?

Which has more risk and volatility, RGCO or GWRS?

Does the media refer more to RGCO or GWRS?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RGCO or GWRS?

Is RGCO or GWRS more profitable?

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