California Water Service Group (CWT) Competitors $45.15 -0.45 (-0.98%) Closing price 07/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.08 -0.08 (-0.17%) As of 05:48 AM 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 CWT vs. CWCO, GWRS, MSEX, YORW, AWK, AWR, WTRG, HTO, ARTNA, and CDZIShould you be buying California Water Service Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of California Water Service Group include Consolidated Water (CWCO), Global Water Resources (GWRS), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), Essential Utilities (WTRG), H2O America (HTO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), and Cadiz (CDZI). California Water Service Group vs. Its Competitors Consolidated Water Global Water Resources Middlesex Water York Water American Water Works American States Water Essential Utilities H2O America Artesian Resources Cadiz Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO) and California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, CWCO or CWT? Consolidated Water has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CWCO or CWT? California Water Service Group has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.45%. Given California Water Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe California Water Service Group is more favorable than Consolidated Water.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Consolidated Water 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00California Water Service Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CWCO or CWT? California Water Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Consolidated Water. Consolidated 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioConsolidated Water$133.97M3.54$28.24M$1.6218.39California Water Service Group$970.03M2.77$190.81M$2.2819.80 Does the media prefer CWCO or CWT? In the previous week, California Water Service Group had 7 more articles in the media than Consolidated Water. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for California Water Service Group and 0 mentions for Consolidated Water. California Water Service Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Consolidated Water's score of 0.00 indicating that California Water Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Consolidated Water Neutral California Water Service Group Positive Is CWCO or CWT a better dividend stock? Consolidated Water pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. California Water Service Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Consolidated Water pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. California Water Service Group pays out 52.6% 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. Consolidated Water has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and California Water Service Group has increased its dividend for 59 consecutive years. California Water Service Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is CWCO or CWT more profitable? Consolidated Water has a net margin of 20.75% compared to California Water Service Group's net margin of 13.84%. California Water Service Group's return on equity of 8.32% beat Consolidated Water's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Consolidated Water20.75% 7.43% 6.61% California Water Service Group 13.84%8.32%2.64% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CWCO or CWT? 55.2% of Consolidated Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of California Water Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Consolidated Water shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of California Water Service Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCalifornia Water Service Group beats Consolidated Water on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get California Water Service Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CWT 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 CWT 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 CWT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCalifornia Water Service GroupUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.72B$7.26B$16.15B$20.89BDividend Yield2.65%2.67%5.30%3.62%P/E Ratio19.8018.1920.1627.93Price / Sales2.774.40197.5772.74Price / Cash8.3412.8819.1122.61Price / Book1.642.292.184.70Net Income$190.81M$420.94M$751.46M$993.85M7 Day Performance-0.57%0.76%1.72%1.99%1 Month Performance-3.17%-1.73%25.34%5.85%1 Year Performance-13.65%-4.95%208.63%13.36% California Water Service Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.9631 of 5 stars$45.15-1.0%$58.00+28.5%-12.6%$2.72B$970.03M19.801,278News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCWCOConsolidated Water2.7169 of 5 stars$29.65+0.8%N/A+4.7%$472.03M$133.97M18.30200GWRSGlobal Water Resources1.5982 of 5 stars$10.11-0.3%N/A-21.3%$277.52M$52.69M43.9690MSEXMiddlesex Water3.7923 of 5 stars$54.28+0.1%$61.00+12.4%-12.8%$972.70M$191.88M22.52350News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementYORWYork Water4.1701 of 5 stars$31.04-0.4%N/A-23.2%$446.98M$74.96M22.66110Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works4.1267 of 5 stars$142.76-0.1%$141.67-0.8%+0.9%$27.84B$4.68B26.006,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAWRAmerican States Water3.9891 of 5 stars$75.19-0.6%$77.50+3.1%-6.4%$2.90B$608.22M23.14810Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8037 of 5 stars$37.43+0.1%$43.50+16.2%-7.1%$10.49B$2.09B16.783,291Upcoming EarningsHTOH2O America3.6244 of 5 stars$50.78+1.1%$57.50+13.2%-13.6%$1.74B$766.66M17.04760Positive NewsARTNAArtesian Resources3.6969 of 5 stars$33.51+0.7%N/A-14.4%$345.49M$107.95M16.11240Positive NewsCDZICadiz3.4308 of 5 stars$2.95-2.0%$10.00+239.0%-19.6%$241.55M$9.61M-5.3610Negative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Consolidated Water Competitors Global Water Resources Competitors Middlesex Water Competitors York Water Competitors American Water Works Competitors American States Water Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors H2O America Competitors Artesian Resources Competitors Cadiz 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 (NYSE:CWT) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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