American Water Works Company Inc vs Charter Communications Inc — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while Charter Communications Inc trades at $128.81 (market cap $16.16B). The key difference: American Water Works Company Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and American Water Works Company Inc pays a 2.72% dividend while Charter Communications Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | CHTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | $16.16B |
Sector | Utilities | Media |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $398.11 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $125.54 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | $112.46B |
Dividend Yield | 2.72% | — |
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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 →Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 54 million U.S. homes and businesses, around 40% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 29 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest U.S. cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (long-term local rights to Los Angeles Lakers games), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1.
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