York Water (YORW) Competitors $30.64 +0.19 (+0.62%) Closing price 09/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.56 -0.08 (-0.27%) As of 09/18/2025 07:41 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 YORW vs. ARTNA, MSEX, AWK, AWR, CWT, WTRG, HTO, CWCO, CDZI, and GWRSShould you be buying York Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of York Water include Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Middlesex Water (MSEX), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), Essential Utilities (WTRG), H2O America (HTO), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Cadiz (CDZI), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). York Water vs. Its Competitors Artesian Resources Middlesex Water American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group Essential Utilities H2O America Consolidated Water Cadiz Global Water Resources Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) and York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Is ARTNA or YORW more profitable? York Water has a net margin of 25.83% compared to Artesian Resources' net margin of 20.84%. Artesian Resources' return on equity of 9.55% beat York Water's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Artesian Resources20.84% 9.55% 2.86% York Water 25.83%8.50%3.09% Which has higher earnings & valuation, ARTNA or YORW? Artesian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than York Water. Artesian Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than York Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArtesian Resources$107.95M3.09$20.39M$2.1714.93York Water$74.96M5.89$20.33M$1.3722.36 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ARTNA or YORW? 57.4% of Artesian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of York Water shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of Artesian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of York Water shares are held 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. Is ARTNA or YORW a better dividend stock? Artesian Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. York Water pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Artesian Resources pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. York Water pays out 64.2% 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. Artesian Resources has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and York Water has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years. Artesian Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, ARTNA or YORW? Artesian Resources has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, York Water has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ARTNA or YORW? In the previous week, York Water had 3 more articles in the media than Artesian Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for York Water and 1 mentions for Artesian Resources. Artesian Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat York Water's score of 0.71 indicating that Artesian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Artesian Resources 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive York Water 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryArtesian Resources beats York Water on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get York Water News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for YORW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 YORW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricYork WaterUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$439.12M$7.18B$17.01B$10.28BDividend Yield2.88%2.76%4.69%4.64%P/E Ratio22.3618.2951.9826.98Price / Sales5.894.5030.33128.54Price / Cash13.1513.1219.1460.63Price / Book1.912.322.216.37Net Income$20.33M$420.94M$752.30M$271.46M7 Day Performance-0.71%-0.01%0.34%2.53%1 Month Performance-1.89%0.80%1.53%9.42%1 Year Performance-21.42%-4.29%264.76%30.16% York Water Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)YORWYork Water4.0962 of 5 stars$30.64+0.6%N/A-21.5%$439.12M$74.96M22.36110ARTNAArtesian Resources3.7954 of 5 stars$32.57-1.3%N/A-14.1%$340.15M$107.95M15.01240Positive NewsMSEXMiddlesex Water3.7314 of 5 stars$52.79-2.1%$61.00+15.6%-21.0%$971.48M$195.83M21.81350Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works4.528 of 5 stars$137.58-1.2%$143.30+4.2%-9.1%$27.17B$4.68B24.796,700Positive NewsAWRAmerican States Water4.1204 of 5 stars$72.36-1.0%$77.50+7.1%-14.0%$2.82B$595.46M22.13810Positive NewsCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.7669 of 5 stars$45.23-2.2%$56.00+23.8%-16.2%$2.76B$1.04B19.751,278Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionWTRGEssential Utilities4.9186 of 5 stars$37.81-1.3%$44.50+17.7%-3.9%$10.74B$2.09B16.233,291Positive NewsShort Interest ↑HTOH2O America3.9569 of 5 stars$48.79-1.8%$56.50+15.8%-18.5%$1.75B$748.44M16.00760Positive NewsCWCOConsolidated Water4.5217 of 5 stars$33.63+1.3%$40.00+18.9%+32.0%$528.93M$133.97M20.76200News CoverageAnalyst RevisionCDZICadiz2.1385 of 5 stars$3.85-1.8%$10.00+159.7%+31.5%$321.51M$15.05M-7.5510Positive NewsGWRSGlobal Water Resources3.0871 of 5 stars$9.95+0.9%N/A-22.4%$270.88M$54.27M45.2390Ex-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARTNA Competitors MSEX Competitors AWK Competitors AWR Competitors CWT Competitors WTRG Competitors HTO Competitors CWCO Competitors CDZI Competitors GWRS 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:YORW) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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