Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities

Essential Utilities vs Pinnacle West Capital

Over the past year WTRG returned +0.3% and PNW returned +6.6%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.49.

WTRG +0.3% PNW +6.6%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricWTRGPNW
Price$39.23$93.40
Market cap$11.13B$11.32B
Today+0.69%+2.28%
1 month−4.5%−4.3%
6 months−4.4%−7.1%
Year to date+2.3%+5.3%
1 year+1.6%+7.7%
Revenue growth (YoY)+3.1%+7.1%
Gross margin91.3%61.6%
Net margin19.9%12.3%
P/E (TTM)20.1×17.7×
Price / sales4.3×2.0×
Net cash-$8.60B-$11.48B
Dividend yield3.68%3.90%
Volatility (60d)19.4%15.1%
Short % of float2.7%8.6%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).