Head to head
California Water Service Group vs American Water Works
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CWT · AWK
CWT
California Water Service Group
45.40-0.33%
1-year price shape — +1% over the period
Quant Rating D · 42/100
vs
AWK
American Water Works
127.38-0.52%
1-year price shape — -8% over the period
Quant Rating D · 32/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
California Water Service Group edges it on the scoreable measures. California Water Service Group has the highest Quant Rating (42); California Water Service Group has done best over the past year (+1%); California Water Service Group trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| CWT | AWK | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Last price | 45.40 | 127.38 |
| Change today | -0.33% | -0.52% |
| 1-year return | +0.8% | -8.2% |
| Market cap | $2.81B | $25.31B |
| 52-week range | 40.39 – 53.46 | 118.81 – 142.37 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 20.36 | 22.08 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 31st | 21st |
| P/B | 1.55 | 2.17 |
| Dividend yield | 2.80% | 2.65% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 2.15 | 5.69 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $132.95M | $1.13B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.05B | $5.28B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +16.5% | +6.2% |
| Gross margin | 64.7% | 61.3% |
| Operating margin | 19.4% | 36.9% |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 21.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-235.73M | $-1.22B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 91.0% | 105.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 13 buy / 36 sell | 33 buy / 15 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| Analyst consensus | 67% buy / 33% hold (3) | 17% buy / 67% hold / 17% sell (6) |
| Analyst price target | $53 (+16%) | $143 (+12%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (42) | D (32) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 1,336 | 7,000 |
| Founded | 1926 | 1886 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.