Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZIP) vs. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) Financial Analysis

Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZIP) and Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp (NYSE:SBS) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Cadiz and Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadiz	0	0	0	0	0.00
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp	0	1	2	0	2.67

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp has a consensus target price of $183.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4,003.14%. Given Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp is more favorable than Cadiz.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cadiz and Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadiz	$11.84 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp	$6.82 billion	2.30	$1.52 billion	$0.36	12.39

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz.

Profitability

This table compares Cadiz and Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadiz	N/A	N/A	N/A
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp	23.93%	14.03%	5.59%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.6% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Cadiz pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp beats Cadiz on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cadiz

Cadiz Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides water solutions in the United States. The company operates through Land and Water Resources; and Water Filtration Technology segments. It offers water supply, water storage, water conveyance, and water filtration services. In addition, the company is involved in the cultivation of grain crops and alfalfa, as well as provides water filtration solutions for impaired or contaminated groundwater sources. It serves public water systems, government agencies, and other clients. Cadiz Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo – Sabesp

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP engages in the provision of water and sewage service. It also offers advisory services on the rational use of water, planning and commercial, and financial and operational management. The company was founded on September 6, 1973 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.