American Water Works Company Inc vs VNET Group Inc — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while VNET Group Inc trades at $7.74 (market cap $2.20B). The key difference: American Water Works Company Inc is far larger — about 11.7× VNET Group Inc's market cap, and American Water Works Company Inc pays a 2.72% dividend while VNET Group Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | VNET | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | $2.20B |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $14.03 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $7.34 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | $5.33B |
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 →VNET Group, formerly 21Vianet, is a leading carrier-neutral data center services provider in China. It operates a dual-core strategy: a large-scale retail business serving over 7,000 enterprise customers and an aggressive wholesale segment (Hyperscale 2.0) designed to meet the high-density power and cooling demands of large-scale AI and cloud platforms.
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