American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) versus Two Rivers Water & Farming (OTCMKTS:TURV) Head-To-Head Comparison

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) and Two Rivers Water & Farming (OTCMKTS:TURV) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for American Water Works and Two Rivers Water & Farming, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Water Works	3	6	2	0	1.91
Two Rivers Water & Farming	0	0	0	0	0.00

American Water Works presently has a consensus target price of $143.30, indicating a potential upside of 5.17%. Given American Water Works’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe American Water Works is more favorable than Two Rivers Water & Farming.

Profitability

This table compares American Water Works and Two Rivers Water & Farming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Water Works	21.91%	10.34%	3.29%
Two Rivers Water & Farming	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Water Works and Two Rivers Water & Farming”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Water Works	$4.68 billion	5.68	$1.05 billion	$5.55	24.55
Two Rivers Water & Farming	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

American Water Works has higher revenue and earnings than Two Rivers Water & Farming.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

86.6% of American Water Works shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Water Works shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Two Rivers Water & Farming shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

American Water Works beats Two Rivers Water & Farming on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Water Works

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. In addition, the company operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 540 groundwater treatment plants; 175 wastewater treatment plants; 53,700 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,700 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 74 dams. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

About Two Rivers Water & Farming

Two Rivers Water & Farming Company owns a portfolio of water rights in the Arkansas River Basin in southeastern Colorado. It operates through Greenhouse and Water segments. As of December 31, 2018, the company managed a total of 6,265 acres of land. It also develops and leases greenhouses and warehouses. The company was formerly known as Two Rivers Water Company and changed its name to Two Rivers Water & Farming Company in December 2012. Two Rivers Water & Farming Company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Aurora, Colorado.