CWT Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

American States Water has a net margin of 8.85% compared to California Water Service Group's net margin of 19.87%. California Water Service Group's return on equity of 12.36% beat American States Water's return on equity of 14.17%.

California Water Service Group has a consensus price target of $56.75, signalling upside risk potential of 17.11%. On the other hand American States Water has an analysts' consensus of $79.33 which suggests that it could grow by 0.83%. Given that California Water Service Group has higher upside potential than American States Water, analysts believe California Water Service Group is more attractive than American States Water.

California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.558, which suggesting that the stock is 44.22% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison American States Water has a beta of 0.564, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 43.597%.

California Water Service Group has a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.35%. American States Water offers a yield of 2.32% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share. California Water Service Group pays 34.31% of its earnings as a dividend. American States Water pays out 56.19% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

California Water Service Group quarterly revenues are $222.2M, which are larger than American States Water quarterly revenues of $143.1M. California Water Service Group's net income of $19.7M is lower than American States Water's net income of $28.4M. Notably, California Water Service Group's price-to-earnings ratio is 14.82x while American States Water's PE ratio is 24.82x. 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 California Water Service Group is 2.74x versus 4.97x for American States Water. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Middlesex Water has a net margin of 8.85% compared to California Water Service Group's net margin of 18.69%. California Water Service Group's return on equity of 12.36% beat Middlesex Water's return on equity of 10.17%.

California Water Service Group has a consensus price target of $56.75, signalling upside risk potential of 17.11%. On the other hand Middlesex Water has an analysts' consensus of $62.33 which suggests that it could fall by -2.7%. Given that California Water Service Group has higher upside potential than Middlesex Water, analysts believe California Water Service Group is more attractive than Middlesex Water.

California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.558, which suggesting that the stock is 44.22% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.798, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 20.165%.

California Water Service Group has a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.35%. Middlesex Water offers a yield of 2.08% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share. California Water Service Group pays 34.31% of its earnings as a dividend. Middlesex Water pays out 53.03% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

California Water Service Group quarterly revenues are $222.2M, which are larger than Middlesex Water quarterly revenues of $47.1M. California Water Service Group's net income of $19.7M is higher than Middlesex Water's net income of $8.8M. Notably, California Water Service Group's price-to-earnings ratio is 14.82x while Middlesex Water's PE ratio is 25.94x. 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 California Water Service Group is 2.74x versus 5.99x for Middlesex Water. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

SJW Group has a net margin of 8.85% compared to California Water Service Group's net margin of 11.59%. California Water Service Group's return on equity of 12.36% beat SJW Group's return on equity of 7.29%.

California Water Service Group has a consensus price target of $56.75, signalling upside risk potential of 17.11%. On the other hand SJW Group has an analysts' consensus of $59.20 which suggests that it could grow by 8.27%. Given that California Water Service Group has higher upside potential than SJW Group, analysts believe California Water Service Group is more attractive than SJW Group.

California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.558, which suggesting that the stock is 44.22% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison SJW Group has a beta of 0.559, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 44.072%.

California Water Service Group has a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.35%. SJW Group offers a yield of 2.96% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share. California Water Service Group pays 34.31% of its earnings as a dividend. SJW Group pays out 55.48% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

California Water Service Group quarterly revenues are $222.2M, which are larger than SJW Group quarterly revenues of $197.8M. California Water Service Group's net income of $19.7M is lower than SJW Group's net income of $22.9M. Notably, California Water Service Group's price-to-earnings ratio is 14.82x while SJW Group's PE ratio is 19.19x. 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 California Water Service Group is 2.74x versus 2.39x for SJW Group. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Essential Utilities has a net margin of 8.85% compared to California Water Service Group's net margin of 30.57%. California Water Service Group's return on equity of 12.36% beat Essential Utilities's return on equity of 9.75%.

California Water Service Group has a consensus price target of $56.75, signalling upside risk potential of 17.11%. On the other hand Essential Utilities has an analysts' consensus of $45.00 which suggests that it could grow by 13.84%. Given that California Water Service Group has higher upside potential than Essential Utilities, analysts believe California Water Service Group is more attractive than Essential Utilities.

California Water Service Group has a beta of 0.558, which suggesting that the stock is 44.22% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.800, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 20.021%.

California Water Service Group has a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.35%. Essential Utilities offers a yield of 3.25% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share. California Water Service Group pays 34.31% of its earnings as a dividend. Essential Utilities pays out 58.19% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

California Water Service Group quarterly revenues are $222.2M, which are smaller than Essential Utilities quarterly revenues of $604.4M. California Water Service Group's net income of $19.7M is lower than Essential Utilities's net income of $184.8M. Notably, California Water Service Group's price-to-earnings ratio is 14.82x while Essential Utilities's PE ratio is 18.22x. 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 California Water Service Group is 2.74x versus 5.20x for Essential Utilities. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.