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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$48.77
-0.6%
$44.90
$41.29
$50.44
$2.92B0.53486,020 shs188,902 shs
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$55.83
+0.6%
$52.37
$44.17
$62.17
$1.04B0.79141,285 shs41,918 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
0.00%+8.12%+8.33%+5.95%+7.41%
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
0.00%+6.57%+5.62%+5.20%+1.78%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$48.77
-0.6%
$44.90
$41.29
$50.44
$2.92B0.53486,020 shs188,902 shs
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$55.83
+0.6%
$52.37
$44.17
$62.17
$1.04B0.79141,285 shs41,918 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
0.00%+8.12%+8.33%+5.95%+7.41%
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
0.00%+6.57%+5.62%+5.20%+1.78%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
2.50
Moderate Buy$54.5011.76% Upside
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
2.50
Moderate Buy$56.671.51% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest CWT and MSEX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/25/2026
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
UpgradeHold (C-)Hold (C)
6/12/2026
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
UpgradeHold (C-)Hold (C)
5/28/2026
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
DowngradeHold (C)Hold (C-)
5/18/2026
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
DowngradeHold (C)Hold (C-)
5/8/2026
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
UpgradeHold (C-)Hold (C)
5/4/2026
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
UpgradeHold (C-)Hold (C)
5/1/2026
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
Set Price Target$54.00
4/24/2026
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
DowngradeHold (C)Hold (C-)
4/21/2026
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
Reiterated RatingHold (C-)
(Data available from 6/29/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$1.00B2.92$4.58 per share10.64$28.39 per share1.72
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$199.11M5.22$4.13 per share13.51$26.94 per share2.07
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$128.21M$2.0024.3917.801.8011.77%7.06%2.13%7/30/2026 (Estimated)
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$42.82M$2.4023.27N/AN/A22.07%9.08%3.25%7/30/2026 (Estimated)

Latest CWT and MSEX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2026Q1 2026
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$0.25$0.07-$0.18$0.07$210.27 million$214.57 million
4/30/2026Q1 2026
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$0.57$0.57N/A$0.57$49.75 million$48.71 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
$1.342.75%+7.84%67.00%59 Years
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
$1.442.58%+5.82%60.00%52 Years

Latest CWT and MSEX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/24/2026
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
quarterly$0.362.86%5/15/20265/15/20266/1/2026
4/29/2026
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
quarterly$0.33503.12%5/11/20265/11/20265/22/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
0.87
0.69
0.65
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
0.74
0.39
0.32

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
0.78%
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
1.92%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
California Water Service Group stock logo
CWT
California Water Service Group
1,33659.85 million59.39 millionOptionable
Middlesex Water Company stock logo
MSEX
Middlesex Water
35018.62 million18.27 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Middlesex Water Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
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Middlesex Water Company Reports 2025 Earnings

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California Water Service Group stock logo

California Water Service Group NYSE:CWT

$48.76 -0.32 (-0.64%)
As of 12:58 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

$55.82 +0.35 (+0.62%)
As of 12:57 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.