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

Should you buy Pure Cycle stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Pure Cycle 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 Pure Cycle include Summit Midstream Partners (SMC), OPAL Fuels (OPAL), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), RGC Resources (RGCO), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.

How does Pure Cycle compare to Summit Midstream Partners?

Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) and Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE:SMC) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Pure Cycle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Summit Midstream Partners. Summit Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Cycle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pure Cycle$26.09M9.91$13.11M$0.5818.50
Summit Midstream Partners$562.09M1.08-$1.91M-$1.88N/A

Summit Midstream Partners has a consensus price target of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.22%. Given Summit Midstream Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Summit Midstream Partners 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
Summit Midstream Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Pure Cycle and Pure Cycle both had 1 articles in the media. Pure Cycle's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Summit Midstream Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Pure Cycle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle Very Positive
Summit Midstream Partners Neutral

Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Summit Midstream Partners has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 45.80% compared to Summit Midstream Partners' net margin of -1.09%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 9.75% beat Summit Midstream Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pure Cycle45.80% 9.75% 8.65%
Summit Midstream Partners -1.09%N/A N/A

51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Pure Cycle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Summit Midstream Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pure Cycle beats Summit Midstream Partners on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pure Cycle compare to OPAL Fuels?

OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) and Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are held by institutional investors. 85.7% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Pure Cycle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 45.80% compared to OPAL Fuels' net margin of 1.33%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 9.75% beat OPAL Fuels' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
OPAL Fuels1.33% -479.62% 0.47%
Pure Cycle 45.80%9.75%8.65%

OPAL Fuels currently has a consensus target price of $2.72, suggesting a potential upside of 40.76%. Given OPAL Fuels' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe OPAL Fuels is more favorable than Pure Cycle.

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
Pure Cycle
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

OPAL Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Cycle. Pure Cycle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPAL Fuels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
OPAL Fuels$348.98M0.96$14.75M$0.0727.57
Pure Cycle$26.09M9.91$13.11M$0.5818.50

OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, OPAL Fuels and OPAL Fuels both had 1 articles in the media. Pure Cycle's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat OPAL Fuels' score of 1.30 indicating that Pure Cycle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
OPAL Fuels Positive
Pure Cycle Very Positive

Summary

Pure Cycle beats OPAL Fuels on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pure Cycle compare to Montauk Renewables?

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

51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 45.80% compared to Montauk Renewables' net margin of 0.40%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 9.75% beat Montauk Renewables' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pure Cycle45.80% 9.75% 8.65%
Montauk Renewables 0.40%0.28%0.17%

Montauk Renewables has a consensus target price of $1.80, indicating a potential upside of 8.43%. Given Montauk Renewables' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Montauk Renewables 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
Montauk Renewables
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

Pure Cycle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Montauk Renewables. Pure Cycle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montauk Renewables, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pure Cycle$26.09M9.91$13.11M$0.5818.50
Montauk Renewables$176.38M1.34$1.75M$0.0283.00

In the previous week, Pure Cycle and Pure Cycle both had 1 articles in the media. Montauk Renewables' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Pure Cycle's score of 1.87 indicating that Montauk Renewables is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle Very Positive
Montauk Renewables Very Positive

Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Pure Cycle beats Montauk Renewables on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pure Cycle compare to RGC Resources?

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

RGC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Cycle. RGC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Cycle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RGC Resources$95.33M2.61$13.28M$1.3417.87
Pure Cycle$26.09M9.91$13.11M$0.5818.50

In the previous week, RGC Resources and RGC Resources both had 1 articles in the media. RGC Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Pure Cycle's score of 1.87 indicating that RGC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
RGC Resources Very Positive
Pure Cycle Very Positive

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
Pure Cycle
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 45.80% compared to RGC Resources' net margin of 13.01%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.87% beat Pure Cycle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RGC Resources13.01% 11.87% 4.19%
Pure Cycle 45.80%9.75%8.65%

35.8% of RGC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of RGC Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Pure Cycle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

RGC Resources has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

RGC Resources beats Pure Cycle on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pure Cycle compare to Global Water Resources?

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

Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Pure Cycle has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Global Water Resources$55.76M3.63$2.96M$0.07100.43
Pure Cycle$26.09M9.91$13.11M$0.5818.50

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 45.80% compared to Global Water Resources' net margin of 3.53%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 9.75% beat Global Water Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Global Water Resources3.53% 3.53% 0.63%
Pure Cycle 45.80%9.75%8.65%

Global Water Resources currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 113.37%. 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
Global Water Resources
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Pure Cycle
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Global Water Resources and Global Water Resources both had 1 articles in the media. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Pure Cycle's score of 1.87 indicating that Global Water Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Global Water Resources Very Positive
Pure Cycle Very Positive

Summary

Pure Cycle beats Global Water Resources on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PCYO vs. The Competition

MetricPure CycleUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$254.54M$7.80B$18.83B$11.98B
Dividend YieldN/A2.95%3.95%5.57%
P/E Ratio18.5023.8820.2924.45
Price / Sales9.914.0741.03136.74
Price / Cash16.5012.4319.2754.62
Price / Book1.812.002.466.80
Net Income$13.11M$416.55M$785.96M$337.76M
7 Day Performance2.39%0.25%-0.15%2.08%
1 Month Performance-3.77%-0.44%-0.81%3.16%
1 Year Performance0.75%-11.75%16.25%27.78%

Pure Cycle Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCYO
Pure Cycle
1.0444 of 5 stars
$10.73
+1.6%
N/A-1.7%$254.54M$26.09M18.5040
SMC
Summit Midstream Partners
2.4993 of 5 stars
$29.37
-0.5%
$47.00
+60.0%
+14.5%$600.60M$562.09MN/A244
OPAL
OPAL Fuels
3.5487 of 5 stars
$2.00
-6.1%
$2.72
+35.8%
-38.2%$370.21M$348.98M28.58270
MNTK
Montauk Renewables
2.6749 of 5 stars
$1.69
-1.7%
$1.80
+6.5%
-31.1%$244.83M$176.38M84.54130
RGCO
RGC Resources
3.0257 of 5 stars
$23.33
+3.8%
N/A+15.3%$233.85M$95.33M17.41100

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This page (NASDAQ:PCYO) was last updated on 6/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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