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Hynar Water Group Co. vs American Water Works: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Hynar Water Group Co. (300961) and American Water Works (AWK) compare, as of Sep 14, 2026.

As of Sep 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Hynar Water Group Co. as the less overvalued of the two: Hynar Water Group Co. trades at ¥12.52 versus a fair value of ¥6.51 (-48%), while American Water Works trades at $138 versus $65.80 (-52%).
Hynar Water Group Co.
300961.SHE · CNY · Utilities
-48%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥12.52
Fair Value¥6.51
Quality46/100
American Water Works
AWK · USD · Utilities
-52%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$138
Fair Value$65.80
Quality41/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Hynar Water Group Co.American Water Works
Valuation
—P/E (TTM)22.9×
0.83×P/S (TTM)5.04×
0.52×P/B2.42×
11.4×EV/EBITDA13.7×
—PEG2.51×
−48.0%Fair value upside−52.2%
1.1%Dividend yield2.4%
—Dividend per share$3.31
Profitability
-4%Operating margin33%
0.06×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.11×
-32%Return on equity10%
0%Return on assets4%
Growth
-11%Revenue growth (YoY)6%
-9.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.7%
-8.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.4%
—Value creation/yr+11.4%
Balance & size
0.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)3.1×
0.67×Debt / equity1.18×
$301MMarket cap$26B
weakGrowth qualitymixed

American Water Works leads: 5 to 8 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Hynar Water Group Co.of which business quality 44 · market factors 27 American Water Worksof which business quality 38 · market factors 60
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
2
36
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
46
33
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
57
48
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
16
18
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
99
31
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
49
88
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
23
45
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
7
53
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
70

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyHynar Water Group Co.Price ¥12.52American Water WorksPrice $138
DCF Models-93%below the price¥0.91n/a
Earnings-Basedn/a-78%below the price$30.84
Dividend Discountn/a-60%below the price$54.41
Multiples-87%below the price¥1.68-43%below the price$78.34
Asset-Based-83%below the price¥2.19-73%below the price$37.18
Growth DCF-93%below the price¥0.86n/a
Economic Profitn/a-71%below the price$39.66
Growth Earningsn/a-36%below the price$88.71
Minimum-93%below the price¥0.86-78%below the price$30.84
Maximum-83%below the price¥2.19-36%below the price$88.71
Median-90%below the price¥1.30-66%below the price$47.03
Geometric mean-90%below the price¥1.30-63%below the price$50.80

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Hynar Water Group Co.: 6 of 6 models see the stock below the current price.

American Water Works: 16 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Hynar Water Group Co.
Price ¥12.52
Fair Value ¥6.51
Bear ¥1.88Bull ¥14.62
American Water Works
Price $138
Fair Value $65.80
Bear $49.35Bull $99.51

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Hynar Water Group Co. · Utilities

Quality score46 · below median
Fair value upside-48% · below median

American Water Works · Utilities

Quality score41 · below median
Fair value upside-52% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Hynar Water Group Co. as the less overvalued of the two: Hynar Water Group Co. trades at ¥12.52 versus a fair value of ¥6.51 (-48%), while American Water Works trades at $138 versus $65.80 (-52%).

Hynar Water Group Co. has the higher quality score (46/100).

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