Stock comparison
American Electric Power
American States Water
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
AEP
American Electric Power
Market cap
$71.6B
Sector
Utilities
AWR
American States Water
Market cap
$3B
Sector
Utilities
Overall winner
American States Water AWR
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | AEP | AWR | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 60D | 48D | AEP |
| Benjamin Graham | 52C | 68B | AWR |
| Philip Fisher | 45D | 54C | AWR |
| Peter Lynch | 55C | 67B | AWR |
| Joel Greenblatt | 37D | 38D | AWR |
| Charlie Munger | 47D | 55D | AWR |
| Terry Smith | 43D | 40D | AEP |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | AEP | AWR |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $71.6B | $3B |
| P/E (TTM) | 18.6x | 22.6x |
| EV/EBIT | 22.6x | 19.3x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 4.69% | 6.25% |
| Gross margin | 40.39% | 57.52% |
| Net margin | 16.49% | 19.66% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.99% | 7.17% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 7.59% | 7.22% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.6x | 0.9x |
| Dividend yield | 3.02% | 2.56% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
AEP leads on
- Market cap$71.6Bvs $3B+96%
- P/E (TTM)18.6xvs 22.6x+18%
- Dividend yield3.02%vs 2.56%+15%
AWR leads on
- Debt / Equity0.9xvs 1.6x+46%
- Gross margin57.52%vs 40.39%+30%
- ROIC (TTM)6.25%vs 4.69%+25%
- Net margin19.66%vs 16.49%+16%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.