American Water Works Company Inc vs Prospect Capital Corporation — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while Prospect Capital Corporation trades at $2.27 (market cap $1.14B). The key difference: American Water Works Company Inc is far larger — about 22.5× Prospect Capital Corporation's market cap, and Prospect Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (22.03%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | PSEC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | $1.14B |
Sector | Utilities | Financials |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $3.47 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $2.15 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.72% | 22.03% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
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 →Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.
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