AWR vs. CWT, SJW, MSEX, WTRG, AVA, MGEE, MYRG, PAM, CPK, and PRMW
Should you be buying American States Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American States Water include California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Avista (AVA), MGE Energy (MGEE), MYR Group (MYRG), Pampa Energía (PAM), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), and Primo Water (PRMW). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) and California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
American States Water has a net margin of 20.97% compared to California Water Service Group's net margin of 6.53%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.54% beat California Water Service Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, American States Water and American States Water both had 3 articles in the media. California Water Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat American States Water's score of -0.20 indicating that California Water Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
American States Water has higher earnings, but lower revenue than California Water Service Group. American States Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than California Water Service Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
American States Water currently has a consensus price target of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.59%. California Water Service Group has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.38%. Given California Water Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe California Water Service Group is more favorable than American States Water.
American States Water has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
California Water Service Group received 49 more outperform votes than American States Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.91% of users gave California Water Service Group an outperform vote while only 51.95% of users gave American States Water an outperform vote.
American States Water pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. California Water Service Group pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. American States Water pays out 51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. California Water Service Group pays out 125.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
75.2% of American States Water shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of California Water Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of American States Water shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of California Water Service Group 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.
Summary
California Water Service Group beats American States Water on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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