Artesian Resources Corporation (ARTNA) vs Pure Cycle Corporation (PCYO)

Artesian Resources Corporation and Pure Cycle Corporation are both Utilities Regulated Water companies. Artesian Resources Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $344.3M against $261.9M — 1.3× the size. Artesian Resources Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 14.5× against 17.8×. Pure Cycle Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.9% against 5.90%. Pure Cycle Corporation has the higher net margin (43.7% vs 20.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.05% vs 4.24%). Across the 21 metrics below, Pure Cycle Corporation leads on 13 and Artesian Resources Corporation on 8.