American Water Works Company Inc vs Conagra Brands Inc — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while Conagra Brands Inc trades at $14.15 (market cap $6.86B). The key difference: American Water Works Company Inc is far larger — about 3.7× Conagra Brands Inc's market cap, and Conagra Brands Inc pays the higher dividend (9.77%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | CAG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | $6.86B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $20.02 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $12.58 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | $14.13B |
Dividend Yield | 2.72% | 9.77% |
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American Water Works is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in 16 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's only nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts.
Read more on AWK →Conagra Brands is a packaged food company that operates predominantly in the United States (over 90% of revenue and profits). It has a significant presence in the freezer aisle, with brands such as Marie Callender's, Healthy Choice, Banquet, and Birds Eye. Other popular brands include Duncan Hines, Hunt's, Slim Jim, Vlasic, Orville Redenbacher's, Reddi-wip, Wish-Bone, and Chef Boyardee. While the majority of revenue is sold into the U.S. retail channel, 9% of fiscal 2022 sales were to the food-service channel, down from 11% in fiscal 2019 due to the pandemic.
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