AWR Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Global Water Resources has a net margin of 22.15% compared to American States Water's net margin of 20.43%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.7% beat Global Water Resources's return on equity of 13.42%.

American States Water has a consensus price target of $84.33, signalling upside risk potential of 15.6%. On the other hand Global Water Resources has an analysts' consensus of $16.80 which suggests that it could grow by 46.85%. Given that Global Water Resources has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe Global Water Resources is more attractive than American States Water.

American States Water has a beta of 0.529, which suggesting that the stock is 47.132% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.989, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 1.081%.

American States Water has a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.46%. Global Water Resources offers a yield of 2.63% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share. American States Water pays 48.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Global Water Resources pays out 90.02% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

American States Water quarterly revenues are $161.8M, which are larger than Global Water Resources quarterly revenues of $14.3M. American States Water's net income of $35.8M is higher than Global Water Resources's net income of $2.9M. Notably, American States Water's price-to-earnings ratio is 24.65x while Global Water Resources's PE ratio is 42.37x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for American States Water is 4.72x versus 5.35x for Global Water Resources. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Middlesex Water has a net margin of 22.15% compared to American States Water's net margin of 25.99%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.7% beat Middlesex Water's return on equity of 9.58%.

American States Water has a consensus price target of $84.33, signalling upside risk potential of 15.6%. On the other hand Middlesex Water has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 24.49%. Given that Middlesex Water has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe Middlesex Water is more attractive than American States Water.

American States Water has a beta of 0.529, which suggesting that the stock is 47.132% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.855, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 14.542%.

American States Water has a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.46%. Middlesex Water offers a yield of 2.61% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share. American States Water pays 48.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Middlesex Water pays out 71.57% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

American States Water quarterly revenues are $161.8M, which are larger than Middlesex Water quarterly revenues of $55.1M. American States Water's net income of $35.8M is higher than Middlesex Water's net income of $14.3M. Notably, American States Water's price-to-earnings ratio is 24.65x while Middlesex Water's PE ratio is 21.89x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for American States Water is 4.72x versus 4.92x for Middlesex Water. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Essential Utilities has a net margin of 22.15% compared to American States Water's net margin of 15.95%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.7% beat Essential Utilities's return on equity of 9.03%.

American States Water has a consensus price target of $84.33, signalling upside risk potential of 15.6%. On the other hand Essential Utilities has an analysts' consensus of $45.30 which suggests that it could grow by 29.43%. Given that Essential Utilities has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe Essential Utilities is more attractive than American States Water.

American States Water has a beta of 0.529, which suggesting that the stock is 47.132% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.860, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 14.04%.

American States Water has a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.46%. Essential Utilities offers a yield of 3.62% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share. American States Water pays 48.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Essential Utilities pays out 63.59% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

American States Water quarterly revenues are $161.8M, which are smaller than Essential Utilities quarterly revenues of $435.3M. American States Water's net income of $35.8M is lower than Essential Utilities's net income of $69.4M. Notably, American States Water's price-to-earnings ratio is 24.65x while Essential Utilities's PE ratio is 17.50x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for American States Water is 4.72x versus 4.89x for Essential Utilities. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

The York Water has a net margin of 22.15% compared to American States Water's net margin of 29.74%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.7% beat The York Water's return on equity of 9.5%.

American States Water has a consensus price target of $84.33, signalling upside risk potential of 15.6%. On the other hand The York Water has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 47.96%. Given that The York Water has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe The York Water is more attractive than American States Water.

American States Water has a beta of 0.529, which suggesting that the stock is 47.132% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison The York Water has a beta of 0.643, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 35.659%.

American States Water has a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.46%. The York Water offers a yield of 2.74% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share. American States Water pays 48.99% of its earnings as a dividend. The York Water pays out 48.79% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

American States Water quarterly revenues are $161.8M, which are larger than The York Water quarterly revenues of $19.7M. American States Water's net income of $35.8M is higher than The York Water's net income of $5.9M. Notably, American States Water's price-to-earnings ratio is 24.65x while The York Water's PE ratio is 21.01x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for American States Water is 4.72x versus 6.01x for The York Water. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.