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American Water Works vs CenterPoint Energy
Over the past year AWK returned +16.2% and CNP returned +10.7%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.51.
AWK +16.2% CNP +10.7%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | AWK | CNP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $146.42 | $42.53 |
| Market cap | $29.15B | $28.19B |
| Today | −0.69% | −0.28% |
| 1 month | +14.5% | +12.7% |
| 6 months | +16.2% | −2.3% |
| Year to date | +12.2% | +10.9% |
| 1 year | +14.0% | +11.2% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +4.1% | +10.2% |
| Gross margin | 100.0% | 91.4% |
| Net margin | 25.6% | 15.1% |
| P/E (TTM) | 25.7× | 24.4× |
| Price / sales | 5.5× | 2.9× |
| Net cash | -$16.36B | -$24.68B |
| Dividend yield | 2.44% | 2.26% |
| Volatility (60d) | 21.7% | 17.7% |
| Short % of float | 7.1% | 7.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).