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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$74.50
+0.2%
$75.60
$70.29
$87.50
$2.86B0.62207,025 shs322,167 shs
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$46.93
+0.1%
$46.11
$41.64
$56.25
$2.79B0.66304,332 shs250,738 shs
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$53.54
-0.5%
$53.87
$48.18
$70.73
$969.66M0.81117,868 shs146,190 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
+0.19%-1.55%+1.28%-5.49%-7.98%
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
+0.03%-1.35%+4.70%-0.69%-14.26%
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
-0.52%-1.87%+3.04%-8.02%-14.61%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
4.3338 of 5 stars
0.85.04.23.33.63.31.3
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
4.5953 of 5 stars
2.73.04.24.03.62.50.6
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
3.8149 of 5 stars
2.45.04.20.03.21.71.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
1.50
Reduce$77.504.03% Upside
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
3.33
Buy$56.0019.34% Upside
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
2.75
Moderate Buy$61.0013.93% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AWR, CWT, and MSEX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/1/2025
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
Wells Fargo & Company
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$59.00 ➝ $55.00
(Data available from 8/30/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$595.46M4.82$4.37 per share17.03$25.25 per share2.95
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$1.04B2.70$5.48 per share8.57$27.82 per share1.69
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$191.88M5.03$4.03 per share13.27$25.41 per share2.11
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$119.27M$3.2722.7821.114.0120.26%13.14%4.86%11/5/2025 (Estimated)
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$190.81M$2.2920.4920.232.2413.71%8.28%2.61%10/30/2025 (Estimated)
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$44.35M$2.4222.1222.123.7222.15%9.67%3.42%10/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AWR, CWT, and MSEX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/6/2025Q2 2025
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$0.92$0.87-$0.05$0.87$170.64 million$163.07 million
7/31/2025Q2 2025
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$0.46$0.71+$0.25$0.71$238.20 million$264.95 million
7/31/2025Q2 2025
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$0.68$0.60-$0.08$0.60$52.60 million$49.32 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
$2.022.71%N/A61.77%71 Years
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$1.202.56%N/A52.40%59 Years
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$1.362.54%N/A56.20%52 Years

Latest AWR, CWT, and MSEX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/29/2025
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
quarterly$0.50402.77%8/15/20258/15/20259/3/2025
7/23/2025
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
quarterly$0.342.52%8/15/20258/15/20259/2/2025
7/30/2025
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
quarterly$0.302.7%8/11/20258/11/20258/22/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
0.97
1.56
1.46
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
0.67
0.53
0.50
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
0.77
0.41
0.35

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
75.24%
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
82.78%
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
79.52%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
0.83%
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
0.77%
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
1.32%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American States Water Company stock logo
AWR
American States Water
81038.51 million38.19 millionOptionable
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
1,27859.58 million59.12 millionOptionable
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
35018.02 million17.78 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Middlesex Water (MSEX) Q2 EPS Falls 8%
Middlesex Water: The Stock Has Entered A Buy Zone

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Media Sentiment Over Time

American States Water stock logo

American States Water NYSE:AWR

$74.50 +0.15 (+0.20%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$73.23 -1.28 (-1.71%)
As of 08/29/2025 08:00 PM Eastern
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American States Water Company, through its subsidiaries, provides water and electric services to residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Water, Electric, and Contracted Services. The company purchases, produces, distributes, and sells water, as well as distributes electricity. As of December 31, 2022, American States Water Company provided water service to 263,265 customers located throughout 10 counties in the State of California; and distributed electricity to 24,705 customers in San Bernardino County mountain communities in California. The company also provides water and/or wastewater services, including the operation, maintenance, and construction of facilities at the water and/or wastewater systems at various military installations. American States Water Company was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in San Dimas, California.

California Water Service Group stock logo

California Water Service Group NYSE:CWT

$46.93 +0.06 (+0.12%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$46.89 -0.04 (-0.08%)
As of 08/29/2025 05:27 PM Eastern
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California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. The company is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection services. It offers its services to approximately 497,700 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,500 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 38,000 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 11,400 water and wastewater customer connections in Rio Communities, Rio Del Oro, Meadow Lake, Indian Hills, Squaw Valley, Elephant Butte, Morningstar, Sandia Knolls, Juan Tomas, and Cypress Gardens systems. The company also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers. In addition, it provides lab, wastewater collection, and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Middlesex Water stock logo

Middlesex Water NASDAQ:MSEX

$53.54 -0.28 (-0.52%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$53.13 -0.41 (-0.77%)
As of 08/29/2025 05:38 PM Eastern
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Middlesex Water Company owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems. It operates in Regulated and Non-Regulated segments. The Regulated segment collects, treats, and distributes water on a retail and wholesale basis to residential, commercial, industrial, and fire protection customers, as well as provides regulated wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. The Non-Regulated segment provides non-regulated contract services for the operation and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. Middlesex Water Company was incorporated in 1896 and is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey.