AWR Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Artesian Resources Corp. has a net margin of 22.44% compared to American States Water Co.'s net margin of 22.83%. American States Water Co.'s return on equity of 13.68% beat Artesian Resources Corp.'s return on equity of 9.29%.

American States Water Co. has a consensus price target of $81.50, signalling upside risk potential of 10.41%. On the other hand Artesian Resources Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $46.00 which suggests that it could grow by 44.65%. Given that Artesian Resources Corp. has higher upside potential than American States Water Co., analysts believe Artesian Resources Corp. is more attractive than American States Water Co..

American States Water Co. has a beta of 0.701, which suggesting that the stock is 29.931% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Artesian Resources Corp. has a beta of 0.331, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 66.875%.

American States Water Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.63%. Artesian Resources Corp. offers a yield of 3.87% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share. American States Water Co. pays 56.55% of its earnings as a dividend. Artesian Resources Corp. pays out 59.68% 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 Co. quarterly revenues are $182.7M, which are larger than Artesian Resources Corp. quarterly revenues of $30.5M. American States Water Co.'s net income of $41M is higher than Artesian Resources Corp.'s net income of $7M. Notably, American States Water Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.81x while Artesian Resources Corp.'s PE ratio is 14.54x. 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 Co. is 4.44x versus 2.93x for Artesian Resources Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

American Water Works Co., Inc. has a net margin of 22.44% compared to American States Water Co.'s net margin of 26.12%. American States Water Co.'s return on equity of 13.68% beat American Water Works Co., Inc.'s return on equity of 10.53%.

American States Water Co. has a consensus price target of $81.50, signalling upside risk potential of 10.41%. On the other hand American Water Works Co., Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $141.00 which suggests that it could grow by 7.84%. Given that American States Water Co. has higher upside potential than American Water Works Co., Inc., analysts believe American States Water Co. is more attractive than American Water Works Co., Inc..

American States Water Co. has a beta of 0.701, which suggesting that the stock is 29.931% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison American Water Works Co., Inc. has a beta of 0.758, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 24.236%.

American States Water Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.63%. American Water Works Co., Inc. offers a yield of 2.47% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share. American States Water Co. pays 56.55% of its earnings as a dividend. American Water Works Co., Inc. pays out 56.78% 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 Co. quarterly revenues are $182.7M, which are smaller than American Water Works Co., Inc. quarterly revenues of $1.5B. American States Water Co.'s net income of $41M is lower than American Water Works Co., Inc.'s net income of $379M. Notably, American States Water Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.81x while American Water Works Co., Inc.'s PE ratio is 23.01x. 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 Co. is 4.44x versus 5.05x for American Water Works Co., Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

California Water Service Group has a net margin of 22.44% compared to American States Water Co.'s net margin of 19.64%. American States Water Co.'s return on equity of 13.68% beat California Water Service Group's return on equity of 8.22%.

American States Water Co. has a consensus price target of $81.50, signalling upside risk potential of 10.41%. On the other hand California Water Service Group has an analysts' consensus of $55.25 which suggests that it could grow by 22.43%. Given that California Water Service Group has higher upside potential than American States Water Co., analysts believe California Water Service Group is more attractive than American States Water Co..

American States Water Co. has a beta of 0.701, which suggesting that the stock is 29.931% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.650, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 34.993%.

American States Water Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.63%. California Water Service Group offers a yield of 2.77% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share. American States Water Co. pays 56.55% of its earnings as a dividend. California Water Service Group pays out 34.43% 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 Co. quarterly revenues are $182.7M, which are smaller than California Water Service Group quarterly revenues of $311.2M. American States Water Co.'s net income of $41M is lower than California Water Service Group's net income of $61.1M. Notably, American States Water Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.81x while California Water Service Group's PE ratio is 18.92x. 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 Co. is 4.44x versus 2.57x for California Water Service Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Essential Utilities, Inc. has a net margin of 22.44% compared to American States Water Co.'s net margin of 19.31%. American States Water Co.'s return on equity of 13.68% beat Essential Utilities, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.32%.

American States Water Co. has a consensus price target of $81.50, signalling upside risk potential of 10.41%. On the other hand Essential Utilities, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $43.00 which suggests that it could grow by 11.49%. Given that Essential Utilities, Inc. has higher upside potential than American States Water Co., analysts believe Essential Utilities, Inc. is more attractive than American States Water Co..

American States Water Co. has a beta of 0.701, which suggesting that the stock is 29.931% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Essential Utilities, Inc. has a beta of 0.815, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 18.485%.

American States Water Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.63%. Essential Utilities, Inc. offers a yield of 3.46% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share. American States Water Co. pays 56.55% of its earnings as a dividend. Essential Utilities, Inc. pays out 58.32% 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 Co. quarterly revenues are $182.7M, which are smaller than Essential Utilities, Inc. quarterly revenues of $477M. American States Water Co.'s net income of $41M is lower than Essential Utilities, Inc.'s net income of $92.1M. Notably, American States Water Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.81x while Essential Utilities, Inc.'s PE ratio is 16.00x. 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 Co. is 4.44x versus 4.51x for Essential Utilities, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.