American States Water (AWR) Competitors $71.56 -0.27 (-0.38%) Closing price 09/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.52 -0.04 (-0.05%) As of 09/25/2025 07:01 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 AWR vs. CWCO, GWRS, MSEX, YORW, AWK, CMS, CWT, WTRG, HTO, and ARTNAShould you be buying American States Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American States Water include Consolidated Water (CWCO), Global Water Resources (GWRS), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), American Water Works (AWK), CMS Energy (CMS), California Water Service Group (CWT), Essential Utilities (WTRG), H2O America (HTO), and Artesian Resources (ARTNA). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. American States Water vs. Its Competitors Consolidated Water Global Water Resources Middlesex Water York Water American Water Works CMS Energy California Water Service Group Essential Utilities H2O America Artesian Resources Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO) and American States Water (NYSE:AWR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CWCO or AWR? 55.2% of Consolidated Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American States Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Consolidated Water shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of American States Water shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CWCO or AWR? Consolidated Water presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.21%. American States Water has a consensus price target of $77.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.31%. Given Consolidated Water's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Consolidated Water is more favorable than American States Water.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Consolidated Water 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00American States Water 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Which has better valuation & earnings, CWCO or AWR? American States Water has higher revenue and earnings than Consolidated Water. Consolidated Water 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 RatioConsolidated Water$133.97M4.13$28.24M$1.6221.43American States Water$595.46M4.63$119.27M$3.2721.88 Which has more volatility and risk, CWCO or AWR? Consolidated Water has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American States Water has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CWCO or AWR more profitable? American States Water has a net margin of 20.26% compared to Consolidated Water's net margin of 12.24%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.14% beat Consolidated Water's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Consolidated Water12.24% 7.77% 6.84% American States Water 20.26%13.14%4.86% Is CWCO or AWR a better dividend stock? Consolidated Water pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. American States Water pays an annual dividend of $2.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Consolidated Water pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American States Water pays out 61.8% 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. Consolidated Water has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and American States Water has increased its dividend for 71 consecutive years. American States Water is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer CWCO or AWR? In the previous week, Consolidated Water had 3 more articles in the media than American States Water. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Consolidated Water and 2 mentions for American States Water. Consolidated Water's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat American States Water's score of 0.30 indicating that Consolidated Water is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Consolidated Water 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American States Water 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAmerican States Water beats Consolidated Water on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American States Water News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AWR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 AWR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican States WaterUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.77B$7.24B$16.44B$21.61BDividend Yield2.81%2.72%4.71%3.52%P/E Ratio21.8818.1751.6129.18Price / Sales4.634.4430.5359.53Price / Cash16.4613.2119.1624.32Price / Book2.912.312.214.52Net Income$119.27M$420.94M$748.44M$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.44%-0.11%0.11%-0.84%1 Month Performance-3.95%0.37%1.01%1.80%1 Year Performance-12.14%-0.95%229.41%12.54% American States Water Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AWRAmerican States Water3.8114 of 5 stars$71.56-0.4%$77.50+8.3%-12.8%$2.77B$595.46M21.88810CWCOConsolidated Water4.4681 of 5 stars$33.63+1.3%$40.00+18.9%+41.5%$535.63M$129.10M20.76200GWRSGlobal Water Resources3.1296 of 5 stars$9.95+0.9%N/A-21.3%$273.33M$52.69M45.2390MSEXMiddlesex Water3.6156 of 5 stars$52.79-2.1%$61.00+15.6%-17.6%$951.28M$191.88M21.81350Positive NewsYORWYork Water3.9226 of 5 stars$30.41-1.5%N/A-18.5%$438.51M$74.96M22.20110AWKAmerican Water Works4.542 of 5 stars$137.58-1.2%$143.30+4.2%-6.2%$26.84B$4.68B24.796,700Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.2008 of 5 stars$71.64-0.1%$77.25+7.8%+1.6%$21.44B$8.02B21.208,324Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.723 of 5 stars$45.23-2.2%$56.00+23.8%-13.8%$2.69B$990.69M19.751,278Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.9014 of 5 stars$37.81-1.3%$44.50+17.7%-0.6%$10.60B$2.09B16.233,291Positive NewsHTOH2O America3.929 of 5 stars$48.79-1.8%$56.50+15.8%-16.2%$1.72B$788.74M16.00760Positive NewsARTNAArtesian Resources3.7449 of 5 stars$32.57-1.3%N/A-11.8%$335.83M$110.43M15.01240Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Consolidated Water Alternatives Global Water Resources Alternatives Middlesex Water Alternatives York Water Alternatives American Water Works Alternatives CMS Energy Alternatives California Water Service Group Alternatives Essential Utilities Alternatives H2O America Alternatives Artesian Resources 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:AWR) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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