[January 27, 2013] American Water Works is Among the Companies in the Water Utilities Industry With the Highest Earnings Yield (AWK, CWT, AWR, CTWS, CWCO) Tweet Jan 27, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Water Utilities industry with the highest earnings yields. Earnings yield is useful to compare the relative benefit of owning a stock vs. owning other yield assets such as bonds. If the earnings yield is higher, stocks may be considered undervalued.American Water Works ranks highest with a an earnings yield of 5.8%. California Water Service is next with a an earnings yield of 5.5%. American States Water ranks third highest with a an earnings yield of 5.2%. Connecticut Water Service follows with a an earnings yield of 5.0%, and Consolidated Water rounds out the top five with a an earnings yield of 5.0%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Consolidated Water on November 29th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $7.73. Since that recommendation, shares of Consolidated Water have risen 14.7%. We continue to monitor Consolidated Water for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]