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American Water Works vs Ameren

Over the past year AWK returned +14.6% and AEE returned +8.9%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.53.

AWK +14.6% AEE +8.9%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricAWKAEE
Price$144.37$110.54
Market cap$28.74B$30.60B
Today+1.52%+0.30%
1 month+12.9%+10.9%
6 months+13.3%−2.7%
Year to date+10.6%+10.7%
1 year+11.0%+8.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)+4.1%−5.8%
Gross margin100.0%73.9%
Net margin25.6%15.0%
P/E (TTM)25.3×19.6×
Price / sales5.4×3.5×
Net cash-$16.36B-$22.04B
Dividend yield2.48%2.71%
Volatility (60d)21.2%15.7%
Short % of float7.1%5.5%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).