American Water Works (AWK) Competitors $145.72 +5.48 (+3.91%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$144.28 -1.44 (-0.99%) As of 08/1/2025 07:38 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AWK vs. CWCO, GWRS, MSEX, AWR, CMS, CWT, WTRG, HTO, YORW, and ARTNAShould you be buying American Water Works stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Water Works include Consolidated Water (CWCO), Global Water Resources (GWRS), Middlesex Water (MSEX), American States Water (AWR), CMS Energy (CMS), California Water Service Group (CWT), Essential Utilities (WTRG), H2O America (HTO), York Water (YORW), and Artesian Resources (ARTNA). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. American Water Works vs. Its Competitors Consolidated Water Global Water Resources Middlesex Water American States Water CMS Energy California Water Service Group Essential Utilities H2O America York Water Artesian Resources American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) and Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AWK or CWCO? American Water Works has higher revenue and earnings than Consolidated Water. Consolidated Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Water Works, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Water Works$4.68B6.07$1.05B$5.5526.26Consolidated Water$133.97M3.38$28.24M$1.6217.55 Do analysts recommend AWK or CWCO? American Water Works presently has a consensus price target of $142.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.55%. Given American Water Works' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Water Works is more favorable than Consolidated Water.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Water Works 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Consolidated Water 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is AWK or CWCO more profitable? American Water Works has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Consolidated Water's net margin of 20.75%. American Water Works' return on equity of 10.34% beat Consolidated Water's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Water Works21.91% 10.34% 3.29% Consolidated Water 20.75%7.43%6.61% Which has more volatility & risk, AWK or CWCO? American Water Works has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consolidated Water has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AWK or CWCO? 86.6% of American Water Works shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.2% of Consolidated Water shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Water Works shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Consolidated Water shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AWK or CWCO a better dividend stock? American Water Works pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Consolidated Water pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. American Water Works pays out 59.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Consolidated Water pays out 34.6% 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. American Water Works has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Consolidated Water has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. American Water Works is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer AWK or CWCO? In the previous week, American Water Works had 45 more articles in the media than Consolidated Water. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for American Water Works and 2 mentions for Consolidated Water. Consolidated Water's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat American Water Works' score of 0.72 indicating that Consolidated Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Water Works 20 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Consolidated Water 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmerican Water Works beats Consolidated Water on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Water Works News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AWK 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 AWK 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 NYSE 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 AWK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Water WorksUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$28.43B$7.11B$16.04B$20.46BDividend Yield2.27%2.74%5.48%3.71%P/E Ratio26.2617.7019.9529.02Price / Sales6.074.31200.6556.95Price / Cash15.4412.5619.0322.46Price / Book2.662.222.144.43Net Income$1.05B$420.94M$751.46M$993.74M7 Day Performance3.87%-0.45%-0.99%-3.40%1 Month Performance4.15%-4.70%19.14%-2.70%1 Year Performance-1.11%-7.74%182.91%10.16% American Water Works Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AWKAmerican Water Works3.8712 of 5 stars$145.72+3.9%$142.00-2.6%-1.1%$28.43B$4.68B26.266,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCWCOConsolidated Water3.7295 of 5 stars$29.59-0.2%N/A+1.6%$471.07M$133.97M18.27200Positive NewsGWRSGlobal Water Resources3.0419 of 5 stars$10.11-0.6%N/A-22.6%$277.53M$53.54M43.9690News CoverageDividend AnnouncementMSEXMiddlesex Water3.0121 of 5 stars$51.52-1.1%$61.00+18.4%-21.6%$923.24M$195.65M21.38350News CoverageEarnings ReportAWRAmerican States Water4.0882 of 5 stars$72.18-1.0%$77.50+7.4%-12.4%$2.78B$595.46M22.21810Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionCMSCMS Energy3.3537 of 5 stars$71.37-1.9%$77.25+8.2%+12.0%$21.35B$7.52B21.188,324Trending NewsEarnings ReportCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.5389 of 5 stars$44.36-1.1%$58.00+30.8%-15.6%$2.64B$1.04B19.461,278News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpWTRGEssential Utilities4.6681 of 5 stars$36.71-1.1%$43.50+18.5%-7.9%$10.29B$2.09B16.463,291Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap UpHTOH2O America3.3405 of 5 stars$47.78-1.7%$57.50+20.3%-19.7%$1.63B$766.66M16.03760Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionYORWYork Water3.459 of 5 stars$30.15-1.4%N/A-25.9%$434.16M$74.96M22.01110News CoverageShort Interest ↑ARTNAArtesian Resources3.4531 of 5 stars$32.36-2.1%N/A-16.1%$333.57M$109.29M15.56240Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CWCO Alternatives GWRS Alternatives MSEX Alternatives AWR Alternatives CMS Alternatives CWT Alternatives WTRG Alternatives HTO Alternatives YORW Alternatives ARTNA Alternatives 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 (NYSE:AWK) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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