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Shares of Purecycle Rank the Lowest in terms of Beta in the Water Utilities Industry (PCYO, PNNW, YORW, CWT, WTR)

Written on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 7:17am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Water Utilities industry as measured by beta. Lower-beta stocks mean minimal volatility and are therefore generally considered to be a less risk and offer more stable returns.
Purecycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) ranks first with a beta of 0.4; Pennichuck (NASDAQ:PNNW) ranks second with a beta of 0.6; and York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) ranks third with a beta of 0.8.
California Water Service (NYSE:CWT) follows with a beta of 0.8 and Aqua America (NYSE:WTR) rounds out the top five with a beta of 0.8.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of WTR and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on July 08, 2010 at $18.62. The stock has risen 4.7% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: keywords: nasdaq:pcyo purecycle lowest beta

Ticker(s): PCYO PNNW YORW CWT WTR

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