American Water Works Company Inc vs Boston Beer Company Inc — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $168.61 (market cap $1.80B). The key difference: American Water Works Company Inc is far larger — about 14.3× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and American Water Works Company Inc pays a 2.72% dividend while Boston Beer Company Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | SAM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | $1.80B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $260.05 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $161.08 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | $1.67B |
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 →Boston Beer is a leader in U.S. high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories, with strong positions in craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The firm sells an array of flavor variants and package sizes, predominantly centered around four priority brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Its drinks are produced in both company-owned breweries as well as through third-party contract arrangements, and while the company primarily goes to market through independent wholesalers (as mandated by law), it operates a fairly large salesforce to induce demand across the value chain (distributors, retailers, and drinkers). The preponderance of revenue is generated domestically.
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