AWR Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

American Water Works Co., Inc. has a net margin of 17.44% compared to American States Water Co.'s net margin of 18.73%. American States Water Co.'s return on equity of 13.25% beat American Water Works Co., Inc.'s return on equity of 10.42%.

American States Water Co. has a consensus price target of $72.00, signalling downside risk potential of -1.29%. On the other hand American Water Works Co., Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $138.40 which suggests that it could grow by 6.98%. Given that American Water Works Co., Inc. has higher upside potential than American States Water Co., analysts believe American Water Works Co., Inc. is more attractive than American States Water Co..

American States Water Co. has a beta of 0.686, which suggesting that the stock is 31.403% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison American Water Works Co., Inc. has a beta of 0.771, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 22.856%.

American States Water Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.66%. American Water Works Co., Inc. offers a yield of 2.56% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share. American States Water Co. pays 57.6% of its earnings as a dividend. American Water Works Co., Inc. pays out 58.1% 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 $164.3M, which are smaller than American Water Works Co., Inc. quarterly revenues of $1.3B. American States Water Co.'s net income of $28.7M is lower than American Water Works Co., Inc.'s net income of $238M. Notably, American States Water Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.67x while American Water Works Co., Inc.'s PE ratio is 22.71x. 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 4.29x versus 4.91x for American Water Works Co., Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

California Water Service Group has a net margin of 17.44% compared to American States Water Co.'s net margin of 19.64%. American States Water Co.'s return on equity of 13.25% beat California Water Service Group's return on equity of 8.22%.

American States Water Co. has a consensus price target of $72.00, signalling downside risk potential of -1.29%. On the other hand California Water Service Group has an analysts' consensus of $52.00 which suggests that it could grow by 13.66%. 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 0.686, which suggesting that the stock is 31.403% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.643, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 35.724%.

American States Water Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.66%. California Water Service Group offers a yield of 2.7% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share. American States Water Co. pays 57.6% 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 $164.3M, which are smaller than California Water Service Group quarterly revenues of $311.2M. American States Water Co.'s net income of $28.7M is lower than California Water Service Group's net income of $61.1M. Notably, American States Water Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.67x while California Water Service Group's PE ratio is 20.00x. 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 4.29x versus 2.72x for California Water Service Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Essential Utilities, Inc. has a net margin of 17.44% compared to American States Water Co.'s net margin of 19.31%. American States Water Co.'s return on equity of 13.25% beat Essential Utilities, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.32%.

American States Water Co. has a consensus price target of $72.00, signalling downside risk potential of -1.29%. On the other hand Essential Utilities, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $41.40 which suggests that it could grow by 5.91%. 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 0.686, which suggesting that the stock is 31.403% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Essential Utilities, Inc. has a beta of 0.812, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 18.805%.

American States Water Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.66%. 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 57.6% 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 $164.3M, which are smaller than Essential Utilities, Inc. quarterly revenues of $477M. American States Water Co.'s net income of $28.7M is lower than Essential Utilities, Inc.'s net income of $92.1M. Notably, American States Water Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.67x while Essential Utilities, Inc.'s PE ratio is 16.21x. 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 4.29x versus 4.57x for Essential Utilities, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

The York Water Co. has a net margin of 17.44% compared to American States Water Co.'s net margin of 30.46%. American States Water Co.'s return on equity of 13.25% beat The York Water Co.'s return on equity of 8.6%.

American States Water Co. has a consensus price target of $72.00, signalling downside risk potential of -1.29%. On the other hand The York Water Co. has an analysts' consensus of $34.00 which suggests that it could grow by 3.5%. Given that The York Water Co. has higher upside potential than American States Water Co., analysts believe The York Water Co. is more attractive than American States Water Co..

American States Water Co. has a beta of 0.686, which suggesting that the stock is 31.403% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison The York Water Co. has a beta of 0.719, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 28.111%.

American States Water Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.66%. The York Water Co. offers a yield of 2.7% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share. American States Water Co. pays 57.6% of its earnings as a dividend. The York Water Co. pays out 60.11% 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 $164.3M, which are larger than The York Water Co. quarterly revenues of $20.4M. American States Water Co.'s net income of $28.7M is higher than The York Water Co.'s net income of $6.2M. Notably, American States Water Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.67x while The York Water Co.'s PE ratio is 23.60x. 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 4.29x versus 6.15x for The York Water Co.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.