GWRS
Hot AirGlobal Water Resources, Inc. · Utilities · United States · $228M cap · $355K/day traded
$6.93 -1.1% · close 10 Nov · scored 11 Nov
Hot Air: Strong momentum and nothing else: weak business, rich price.
As of 11 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Global Water Resources, Inc. (GWRS) is 24/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 26, Value 27, Momentum 57, each scored against its sector).
Does the score work? Each tenth of the ranking, tracked monthly. See the record →
ABOUT GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC.
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Global Water Resources, Inc. is a regulated water, wastewater, and recycled water utility operating primarily in the metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona area. The company enjoys a natural monopoly in its designated service areas, which are located in high-growth corridors poised for residential and commercial expansion. It differentiates itself through its proprietary "Total Water Management" approach, optimizing water resources in water-scarce regions while generating highly predictable, regulated cash flows.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 44.7M | 53.0M | 52.7M | 55.8M | 7.6% | 60.9M | 61.4M | 62.8M | 6.1% |
| EPS | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.11 | -22.9% | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.10 | -3.6% |
| Shares | 23.9M | 24.2M | 24.2M | 28.8M | +20.5% | 29.9M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 110.9M | 109.5M | 124.8M | 138.3M | 7.6% | 136.1M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 44.4M | 48.6M | 47.6M | 86.6M | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 23.3M | 25.4M | 21.8M | 20.2M | -4.7% | 18.8M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -34.2M | -28.6M | -32.5M | -75.4M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 5.0M | 0.4M | 17.1M | 50.9M | — | — | — | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 25 weeks, 8% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
The Momentum score still reads 57: it looks back six months, so it has not caught up with this fall.
Calmer than 57% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 38% a year).
How this is worked out
The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Utilities, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of GWRS are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWRS | Global Water Resources, Inc.(you) | $228M | 24 |
| PCYO | Pure Cycle Corporation | $260M | 58 |
| YORW | The York Water Company | $479M | 46 |
| ARTNA | Artesian Resources Corporation | $352M | 59 |
| MSEX | Middlesex Water Company | $1.1B | 42 |
| CWT | California Water Service Group | $3.0B | 44 |
| HTO | H2O America | $2.5B | 49 |
| AWR | American States Water Company | $3.4B | 60 |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | $12.2B | 51 |
| DGXX | Digi Power X Inc. | $228M | 8 |
Peer medians: ROE 9.1% · P/E 20.5x · Gross margin 45.3%
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