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H2O America (HTO) Competitors

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$50.72 +0.85 (+1.70%)
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HTO vs. AWR, CWT, MSEX, CWCO, YORW, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, CDZIP, and IDA

Should you be buying H2O America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of H2O America include American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Consolidated Water (CWCO), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), Cadiz (CDZIP), and IDACORP (IDA).

H2O America vs. Its Competitors

H2O America (NASDAQ:HTO) and American States Water (NYSE:AWR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, American States Water had 2 more articles in the media than H2O America. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for American States Water and 4 mentions for H2O America. American States Water's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat H2O America's score of 0.87 indicating that American States Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
H2O America
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American States Water
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American States Water has lower revenue, but higher earnings than H2O America. H2O America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American States Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
H2O America$748.44M2.39$93.97M$3.0516.63
American States Water$615.96M4.69$119.27M$3.2722.95

American States Water has a net margin of 20.26% compared to H2O America's net margin of 13.03%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.14% beat H2O America's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
H2O America13.03% 7.67% 2.27%
American States Water 20.26%13.14%4.86%

84.3% of H2O America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American States Water shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of H2O America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of American States Water shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

H2O America pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. American States Water pays an annual dividend of $2.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. H2O America pays out 55.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American States Water pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. H2O America has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years and American States Water has raised its dividend for 71 consecutive years. H2O America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

H2O America has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American States Water has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

H2O America presently has a consensus price target of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.40%. American States Water has a consensus price target of $77.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.28%. Given H2O America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe H2O America is more favorable than American States Water.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
H2O America
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
American States Water
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Summary

American States Water beats H2O America on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HTO vs. The Competition

MetricH2O AmericaUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.79B$3.35B$16.31B$9.77B
Dividend Yield3.35%5.21%5.48%4.04%
P/E Ratio16.6319.8515.4026.43
Price / Sales2.39163.96331.3687.19
Price / Cash7.7314.1319.1359.11
Price / Book1.222.712.176.65
Net Income$93.97M$76.43M$751.26M$265.42M
7 Day Performance1.18%0.32%-0.05%3.56%
1 Month Performance4.34%0.67%-0.12%0.55%
1 Year Performance-12.57%7.81%294.81%19.59%

H2O America Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HTO
H2O America
3.0064 of 5 stars
$50.72
+1.7%
$56.50
+11.4%
-14.2%$1.79B$748.44M16.63760News Coverage
AWR
American States Water
4.358 of 5 stars
$74.04
-1.2%
$77.50
+4.7%
-7.9%$2.85B$615.96M22.64810Positive News
CWT
California Water Service Group
4.5551 of 5 stars
$46.12
-0.8%
$56.00
+21.4%
-13.0%$2.75B$990.69M20.141,278Positive News
Analyst Revision
MSEX
Middlesex Water
3.8624 of 5 stars
$52.23
-1.4%
$61.00
+16.8%
-14.0%$941.19M$191.88M21.58350News Coverage
Positive News
CWCO
Consolidated Water
4.476 of 5 stars
$32.44
+0.2%
$40.00
+23.3%
+24.1%$516.77M$133.97M20.02200Insider Trade
YORW
York Water
3.1109 of 5 stars
$30.71
-0.6%
N/A-18.4%$442.84M$74.96M22.42110
ARTNA
Artesian Resources
4.0378 of 5 stars
$32.81
+0.1%
N/A-8.4%$338.27M$107.95M15.12240News Coverage
Positive News
CDZI
Cadiz
3.724 of 5 stars
$3.49
-3.9%
$10.00
+186.5%
+10.4%$286.25M$9.61M-6.8410Positive News
AWK
American Water Works
4.8028 of 5 stars
$142.84
-0.8%
$143.30
+0.3%
+2.1%$27.87B$4.68B25.746,700Positive News
CDZIP
Cadiz
N/A$18.18
+0.0%
N/A+21.4%$0.00$15.05M0.0010Positive News
IDA
IDACORP
3.7798 of 5 stars
$124.60
-0.7%
$122.86
-1.4%
+24.7%$6.73B$1.81B21.942,141News Coverage
Positive News

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