California Water Service Group (CWT) Competitors $47.36 -0.62 (-1.28%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.38 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 04:20 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 CWT vs. AWR, SJW, MSEX, YORW, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, WTRG, and GWRSShould you be buying California Water Service Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of California Water Service Group include American States Water (AWR), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), Essential Utilities (WTRG), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). These companies are all part of the "water supply" industry. California Water Service Group vs. American States Water SJW Group Middlesex Water York Water Consolidated Water Artesian Resources Cadiz American Water Works Essential Utilities Global Water Resources California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) and American States Water (NYSE:AWR) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, dividends and earnings. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CWT or AWR? American States Water has lower revenue, but higher earnings than California Water Service Group. California Water Service Group 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 RatioCalifornia Water Service Group$970.03M2.91$51.91M$2.2820.77American States Water$608.22M4.96$119.27M$3.2524.13 Is CWT or AWR more profitable? American States Water has a net margin of 20.03% compared to California Water Service Group's net margin of 19.56%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.63% beat California Water Service Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets California Water Service Group19.56% 13.24% 4.18% American States Water 20.03%13.63%4.89% Is CWT or AWR a better dividend stock? California Water Service Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. American States Water pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. California Water Service Group pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American States Water pays out 57.2% 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. California Water Service Group has raised its dividend for 59 consecutive years and American States Water has raised its dividend for 71 consecutive years. California Water Service Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CWT or AWR? 82.8% of California Water Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American States Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of California Water Service Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of American States Water shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, CWT or AWR? California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American States Water has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CWT or AWR? In the previous week, American States Water had 1 more articles in the media than California Water Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for American States Water and 9 mentions for California Water Service Group. American States Water's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat California Water Service Group's score of 0.58 indicating that American States Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment California Water Service Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American States Water 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CWT or AWR? California Water Service Group received 56 more outperform votes than American States Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.40% of users gave California Water Service Group an outperform vote while only 50.22% of users gave American States Water an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCalifornia Water Service GroupOutperform Votes28353.40% Underperform Votes24746.60% American States WaterOutperform Votes22750.22% Underperform Votes22549.78% Do analysts rate CWT or AWR? California Water Service Group presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.45%. American States Water has a consensus price target of $77.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.17%. Given California Water Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe California Water Service Group is more favorable than American States Water.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score California Water Service Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33American States Water 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 SummaryCalifornia Water Service Group and American States Water tied by winning 11 of the 22 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GroupWater supply IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.82B$5.17B$16.35B$19.37BDividend Yield2.69%2.64%5.72%3.84%P/E Ratio13.6921.0620.3634.23Price / Sales2.916.1422.3334.85Price / Cash14.9813.9618.6817.51Price / Book1.912.652.114.69Net Income$51.91M$209.66M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.68%3.23%2.35%-1.34%1 Month Performance-6.65%0.29%3.85%9.79%1 Year Performance-11.11%-1.79%6.65%3.27% California Water Service Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.8857 of 5 stars$47.37-1.3%$58.00+22.5%-9.1%$2.82B$970.03M13.691,180Analyst RevisionAWRAmerican States Water4.0326 of 5 stars$78.06-2.7%$77.50-0.7%+2.2%$3.01B$608.22M24.62810News CoveragePositive NewsSJWSJW Group3.9852 of 5 starsN/A$57.50+∞N/A$1.88B$766.66M17.93760MSEXMiddlesex Water2.5405 of 5 stars$59.24-1.4%$61.00+3.0%+3.4%$1.06B$195.65M25.76350Positive NewsYORWYork Water3.3081 of 5 stars$32.10-2.1%N/A-12.1%$462.24M$75.79M21.69110Positive NewsCWCOConsolidated Water3.3444 of 5 stars$23.58+0.6%N/A-8.7%$375.32M$133.97M14.56200ARTNAArtesian Resources4.203 of 5 stars$33.48-3.0%N/A-13.8%$344.94M$109.29M17.17240Positive NewsCDZICadiz3.4466 of 5 stars$3.19+5.3%$10.00+213.5%-7.7%$261.15M$9.61M-6.2510Earnings ReportAWKAmerican Water Works4.2683 of 5 stars$138.43-5.8%$143.22+3.5%+7.6%$27.00B$4.82B25.686,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeWTRGEssential Utilities4.8388 of 5 stars$39.02-4.3%$43.50+11.5%+0.0%$10.75B$2.09B19.513,210Positive NewsGWRSGlobal Water Resources2.858 of 5 stars$10.28-1.2%N/A-19.8%$277.83M$52.69M38.0790Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American States Water Competitors SJW Group Competitors Middlesex Water Competitors York Water Competitors Consolidated Water Competitors Artesian Resources Competitors Cadiz Competitors American Water Works Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Global Water Resources 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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