Live Earnings Conference Call: California Water Service Group will host a live Q1 2025 earnings call on May 1, 2025 at 11:00AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to California Water Service Group's Q1 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. California Water Service Group (CWT) Competitors $50.64 +0.17 (+0.34%) As of 04/30/2025 03:58 PM Eastern 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 American States Water (NYSE:AWR) and California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends. Is AWR or CWT 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 American States Water20.03% 13.63% 4.89% California Water Service Group 19.56%13.24%4.18% Which has more risk & volatility, AWR or CWT? American States Water has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AWR or CWT? 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, 0.7% of California Water Service Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor AWR or CWT? In the previous week, California Water Service Group had 13 more articles in the media than American States Water. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for California Water Service Group and 4 mentions for American States Water. American States Water's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat California Water Service Group's score of 0.95 indicating that American States Water is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American States Water 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive California Water Service Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate AWR or CWT? American States Water presently has a consensus target price of $74.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.69%. California Water Service Group has a consensus target price of $54.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.62%. Given California Water Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 American States Water 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00California Water Service Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Which has higher earnings & valuation, AWR or CWT? American States Water has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAmerican States Water$595.46M5.24$119.27M$3.1725.56California Water Service Group$1.04B2.91$51.91M$3.2715.49 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AWR or CWT? California Water Service Group received 55 more outperform votes than American States Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.31% of users gave California Water Service Group an outperform vote while only 50.33% of users gave American States Water an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican States WaterOutperform Votes22750.33% Underperform Votes22449.67% California Water Service GroupOutperform Votes28253.31% Underperform Votes24746.69% Is AWR or CWT a better dividend stock? American States Water pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. California Water Service Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. American States Water pays out 58.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. California Water Service Group pays out 36.7% 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 States Water has increased its dividend for 71 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 lower payout ratio. SummaryCalifornia Water Service Group beats American States Water on 12 of the 21 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$3.01B$5.00B$15.96B$18.97BDividend Yield2.40%2.48%5.66%4.03%P/E Ratio14.6421.4215.6432.71Price / Sales2.916.0722.0627.84Price / Cash14.9813.5218.5317.53Price / Book2.042.622.034.47Net Income$51.91M$200.07M$667.57M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.30%0.64%1.01%2.26%1 Month Performance4.92%1.82%2.31%-2.86%1 Year Performance3.18%8.81%11.54%5.48% California Water Service Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.5775 of 5 stars$50.64+0.3%$54.50+7.6%+3.2%$3.01B$1.04B14.641,180Dividend AnnouncementAWRAmerican States Water3.6665 of 5 stars$80.36+0.3%$74.00-7.9%+14.4%$3.09B$595.46M25.35810Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSJWSJW Group2.7449 of 5 stars$54.17-0.8%$56.00+3.4%+4.5%$1.85B$748.44M19.63760Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMSEXMiddlesex Water2.1475 of 5 stars$62.49-0.3%$58.50-6.4%+24.4%$1.12B$191.88M27.17350Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsYORWYork Water3.8085 of 5 stars$35.68+0.2%N/A-0.9%$513.40M$74.96M24.11110Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCWCOConsolidated Water4.4806 of 5 stars$23.69-2.2%N/A-8.7%$376.08M$133.97M14.62200Short Interest ↓ARTNAArtesian Resources2.546 of 5 stars$34.68+0.1%N/A+1.5%$357.31M$107.95M17.78240Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑CDZICadiz3.7751 of 5 stars$2.56-5.9%$10.00+290.6%+24.6%$209.37M$9.61M-5.0210Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works3.5893 of 5 stars$147.18-0.8%$141.86-3.6%+20.2%$28.70B$4.68B27.316,500Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseWTRGEssential Utilities4.4862 of 5 stars$40.21-0.8%$43.50+8.2%+12.3%$11.08B$2.09B20.113,210GWRSGlobal Water Resources2.1799 of 5 stars$10.09-0.8%N/A-14.8%$272.69M$52.69M37.3790Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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