Global Water Resources (GWRS) Competitors

Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) and Global Water Resources (NASDAQ:GWRS) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to PCYO or GWRS?

In the previous week, Global Water Resources had 9 more articles in the media than Pure Cycle. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Global Water Resources and 1 mentions for Pure Cycle. Global Water Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Pure Cycle's score of 0.10 indicating that Pure Cycle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle	Very Positive
Global Water Resources	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PCYO or GWRS?

Global Water Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Cycle. Pure Cycle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Water Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pure Cycle	$14.59M	15.88	$4.70M	$0.27	35.63
Global Water Resources	$53.03M	5.94	$7.98M	$0.26	50.12

Is PCYO or GWRS more profitable?

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 34.68% compared to Pure Cycle's net margin of 12.05%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 13.32% beat Global Water Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Cycle	34.68%	5.49%	4.89%
Global Water Resources	12.05%	13.32%	1.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, PCYO or GWRS?

Pure Cycle has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Water Resources has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PCYO or GWRS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pure Cycle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Global Water Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCYO or GWRS?

51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Global Water Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Pure Cycle shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.0% of Global Water Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PCYO or GWRS?

Global Water Resources received 109 more outperform votes than Pure Cycle when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.79% of users gave Pure Cycle an outperform vote while only 65.46% of users gave Global Water Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pure Cycle	Outperform Votes 181 67.79%	Underperform Votes 86 32.21%
Global Water Resources	Outperform Votes 290 65.46%	Underperform Votes 153 34.54%

Summary

Global Water Resources beats Pure Cycle on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.