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California Water Service shares have a market-typical stock price level. They are safely financed and are good value, but show below average growth. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company California Water Service is typical for this industry which the market average price level of the shares suggests. If you believe that the future of the company is above average, that could be an argument for buying the shares and vice versa.


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Country USA
Industry Water Utilities
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Size class Small

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1. NRG (XL, US)  Electric Utilities
1. NRG (XL, US)   Electric Utilities 37 100 75 91

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Large companies - similar region as California Water Service

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1. Lithia Motors (XL, US)  Automotive Retail
1. Lithia Motors (XL, US)   Automotive Retail 97 95 54 100
2. Micron (XL, US)  Semiconductors
2. Micron (XL, US)   Semiconductors 98 99 57 100
3. Alphabet (XXL, US)  Interactive Media & Services
3. Alphabet (XXL, US)   Interactive Media & Services 75 69 96 100
4. Abbott Laboratories (XXL, US)  Health Care Equipment
4. Abbott Laboratories (XXL, US)   Health Care Equipment 78 65 72 98
5. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (XL, US)  Technology Hardware & Peripherals
5. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (XL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals 92 87 75 98
6. Expedia (XL, US)  Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
6. Expedia (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 59 93 64 98
7. Meta (XXL, US)  Interactive Media & Services
7. Meta (XXL, US)   Interactive Media & Services 49 79 90 98
8. Delta Air Lines (XL, US)  Airlines
8. Delta Air Lines (XL, US)   Airlines 90 73 60 98
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Mid sized companies - similar industry as California Water Service

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. UGI (M, US)  Gas Utilities
1. UGI (M, US)   Gas Utilities 89 93 78 100
2. Portland General Electric (M, US)  Electric Utilities
2. Portland General Electric (M, US)   Electric Utilities 100 43 95 99
3. Consolidated Edison (L, US)  Multi-Utilities
3. Consolidated Edison (L, US)   Multi-Utilities 65 63 90 98
4. Hawaiian Electric Industries (M, US)  Electric Utilities
4. Hawaiian Electric Industries (M, US)   Electric Utilities 79 3 90 90
5. Clearway Energy (M, US)  Renewable Electricity
5. Clearway Energy (M, US)   Renewable Electricity 57 93 60 90
6. ONE Gas (M, US)  Gas Utilities
6. ONE Gas (M, US)   Gas Utilities 69 77 60 88
7. Atmos Energy (M, US)  Gas Utilities
7. Atmos Energy (M, US)   Gas Utilities 9 91 95 83
8. PPL (M, US)  Electric Utilities
8. PPL (M, US)   Electric Utilities 39 75 78 80
9. Evergy (M, US)  Electric Utilities
9. Evergy (M, US)   Electric Utilities 63 81 38 76
10. Exelon (L, US)  Electric Utilities
10. Exelon (L, US)   Electric Utilities 73 59 44 74

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Mid sized companies - similar region as California Water Service

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1. Ocwen Financial (M, US)   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 81 100 90 100
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4. Bio-Techne (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
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5. Mueller Industries (M, US)  Industrial Machinery
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6. Oshkosh (L, US)  Heavy Machinery
6. Oshkosh (L, US)   Heavy Machinery 86 77 86 100
7. UGI (M, US)  Gas Utilities
7. UGI (M, US)   Gas Utilities 89 93 78 100
8. CommScope (M, US)  Communications Equipment
8. CommScope (M, US)   Communications Equipment 97 79 63 100
9. ResMed (L, US)  Health Care Equipment
9. ResMed (L, US)   Health Care Equipment 44 93 88 100
10. Sunoco (L, US)  Oil & Gas Refining
10. Sunoco (L, US)   Oil & Gas Refining 100 99 40 100

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