This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Aqua America (WTR) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock WTR vs. AWK, AWR, CWT, SJW, MSEX, YORW, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, and SBSShould you be buying Aqua America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aqua America include American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), York Water (YORW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS). Aqua America vs. American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group SJW Group Middlesex Water York Water Consolidated Water Artesian Resources Cadiz Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Aqua America (NYSE:WTR) and American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, WTR or AWK? Aqua America has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Water Works has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WTR or AWK a better dividend stock? Aqua America pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. American Water Works pays an annual dividend of $3.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Aqua America pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Water Works pays out 56.8% 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. American Water Works has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Is WTR or AWK more profitable? American Water Works has a net margin of 22.44% compared to Aqua America's net margin of 18.02%. American Water Works' return on equity of 10.29% beat Aqua America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aqua America18.02% 8.81% 3.16% American Water Works 22.44%10.29%3.31% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WTR or AWK? American Water Works received 134 more outperform votes than Aqua America when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.81% of users gave Aqua America an outperform vote while only 63.50% of users gave American Water Works an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAqua AmericaOutperform Votes36065.81% Underperform Votes18734.19% American Water WorksOutperform Votes49463.50% Underperform Votes28436.50% Do analysts recommend WTR or AWK? American Water Works has a consensus price target of $143.22, indicating a potential downside of 2.60%. Given American Water Works' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Water Works is more favorable than Aqua America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aqua America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00American Water Works 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WTR or AWK? American Water Works has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua America. American Water Works is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aqua America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAqua America$838.09M10.48$191.99M$1.4128.87American Water Works$4.68B6.12$1.05B$5.3927.28 Does the media prefer WTR or AWK? In the previous week, American Water Works had 41 more articles in the media than Aqua America. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for American Water Works and 0 mentions for Aqua America. American Water Works' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Aqua America's score of 0.00 indicating that American Water Works is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Aqua America Neutral American Water Works Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WTR or AWK? 66.5% of Aqua America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of American Water Works shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Aqua America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Water Works shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmerican Water Works beats Aqua America on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aqua America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTR 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 WTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAqua AmericaWater Supply IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.79B$4.96B$15.95B$19.21BDividend Yield1.81%2.46%5.68%4.01%P/E Ratio58.1621.1915.7533.50Price / Sales10.486.0822.1529.16Price / Cash23.2513.5218.5317.52Price / Book3.612.602.054.55Net Income$191.99M$200.07M$667.57M$1.02B Aqua America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTRAqua AmericaN/A$40.71flatN/A+8.0%$8.79B$838.09M58.161,570AWKAmerican Water Works3.9511 of 5 stars$147.18-0.8%$141.38-3.9%+14.2%$28.70B$4.68B27.316,500Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageAWRAmerican States Water3.6633 of 5 stars$80.78+0.7%$74.00-8.4%+9.0%$3.11B$595.46M25.48810Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.7994 of 5 stars$51.29+1.1%$54.67+6.6%-3.3%$3.05B$1.04B14.821,180Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSJWSJW Group2.6419 of 5 stars$54.52+0.7%$56.00+2.7%-0.5%$1.86B$748.44M19.76760Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMSEXMiddlesex Water1.9659 of 5 stars$63.07+0.9%$58.50-7.2%+13.6%$1.13B$191.88M27.42350Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownYORWYork Water3.859 of 5 stars$36.18+1.4%N/A-4.9%$517.62M$74.96M24.31110Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCWCOConsolidated Water4.5414 of 5 stars$24.07-0.7%N/A-11.8%$376.08M$133.97M14.62200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsARTNAArtesian Resources2.3393 of 5 stars$34.39-0.8%N/A-7.2%$354.27M$107.95M17.63240Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageCDZICadiz3.7858 of 5 stars$2.61-4.0%$10.00+283.1%+24.4%$213.46M$9.61M-5.1210News CoveragePositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.2419 of 5 stars$18.81+0.5%N/A+25.4%$12.83B$26.17B7.3912,500News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Water Works Alternatives American States Water Alternatives California Water Service Group Alternatives SJW Group Alternatives Middlesex Water Alternatives York Water Alternatives Consolidated Water Alternatives Artesian Resources Alternatives Cadiz Alternatives Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP 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:WTR) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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