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, HTO, MSEX, CWCO, YORW, ARTNA, CDZI, and TEFShould 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), H2O America (HTO), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Consolidated Water (CWCO), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), and Telefonica (TEF). Aqua America vs. Its Competitors American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group H2O America Middlesex Water Consolidated Water York Water Artesian Resources Cadiz Telefonica American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) and Aqua America (NYSE:WTR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Is AWK or WTR more profitable? American Water Works has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Aqua America's net margin of 18.02%. American Water Works' return on equity of 10.34% beat Aqua America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Water Works21.91% 10.34% 3.29% Aqua America 18.02%8.81%3.16% Which has higher earnings and valuation, AWK or WTR? 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 RatioAmerican Water Works$4.68B6.07$1.05B$5.5526.26Aqua America$838.09M9.83$191.99M$1.4127.08 Which has more volatility and risk, AWK or WTR? American Water Works has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aqua America has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AWK or WTR? American Water Works presently has a consensus target price of $142.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.55%. Given American Water Works' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Water Works is more favorable than Aqua America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Water Works 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Aqua America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in AWK or WTR? 86.6% of American Water Works shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of Aqua America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Water Works shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aqua America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AWK or WTR a better dividend stock? American Water Works pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Aqua America pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. American Water Works pays out 59.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aqua America pays out 66.7% 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 Water Works has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to AWK or WTR? In the previous week, American Water Works had 43 more articles in the media than Aqua America. MarketBeat recorded 43 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 media. Company Overall Sentiment American Water Works Positive Aqua America Neutral SummaryAmerican Water Works beats Aqua America on 15 of the 19 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 WTR 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$8.24B$5.42B$16.06B$20.69BDividend Yield1.81%3.05%5.46%3.67%P/E Ratio54.5420.1019.9529.07Price / Sales9.835.35202.7857.23Price / Cash23.2512.6019.0322.84Price / Book3.381.902.144.43Net Income$191.99M$261.00M$751.46M$994.22M Aqua America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTRAqua AmericaN/A$38.18+3.8%N/A-9.5%$8.24B$838.09M54.541,570Gap UpAWKAmerican Water Works3.9748 of 5 stars$144.81+1.4%$141.67-2.2%+0.8%$27.86B$4.82B26.386,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAWRAmerican States Water3.9921 of 5 stars$75.75+0.6%$77.50+2.3%-11.0%$2.90B$595.46M23.31810Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.5444 of 5 stars$45.59+0.6%$58.00+27.2%-13.6%$2.70B$1.04B20.001,278News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpHTOH2O America3.3435 of 5 stars$50.96+0.4%$57.50+12.8%-18.5%$1.74B$748.44M17.10760Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMSEXMiddlesex Water2.8568 of 5 stars$54.40+0.2%$61.00+12.1%-20.5%$972.71M$191.88M22.57350News CoverageNegative NewsEarnings ReportCWCOConsolidated Water3.8174 of 5 stars$29.67+0.1%N/A+0.1%$471.93M$133.97M18.31200Positive NewsYORWYork Water3.2567 of 5 stars$31.67+2.0%N/A-26.0%$446.98M$74.96M23.12110News CoverageShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeARTNAArtesian Resources3.4468 of 5 stars$33.81+0.9%N/A-16.2%$345.42M$107.95M16.25240Upcoming EarningsCDZICadiz3.8122 of 5 stars$2.97+0.7%$10.00+236.7%-14.7%$241.54M$9.61M-5.4010News CoverageTEFTelefonica1.1621 of 5 stars$5.31+0.7%N/A+15.9%$29.88B$44.71B-13.96100,870Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Water Works Alternatives American States Water Alternatives California Water Service Group Alternatives H2O America Alternatives Middlesex Water Alternatives Consolidated Water Alternatives York Water Alternatives Artesian Resources Alternatives Cadiz Alternatives Telefonica 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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