Artesian Resources Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides water, wastewater, and other services on the Delmarva Peninsula. The company distributes and sells water to residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, municipal, and utility customers, as well as for public and private fire protection in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; and offers wastewater services to customers in Delaware. It also provides contract water and wastewater services; water, sewer, and internal service line protection plans; and wastewater management services, as well as design, construction, and engineering services. In addition, the company offers services to other water utilities, including operations and billing functions; and owns real estate properties, including land for office buildings, a water treatment plant, and wastewater facility. As of December 31, 2017, it served approximately 84,200 metered water customers in Delaware, 2,300 metered water customers in Maryland, and 40 customers in Pennsylvania through 1,293 miles of transmission and distribution mains. Artesian Resources Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Water supply
Sub-IndustryWater Utilities
SectorUtilities
SymbolNASDAQ:ARTNA
CUSIP04311320
Phone302-453-6900
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.71
Current Ratio0.47
Quick Ratio0.43
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio16.87
Forward P/E RatioN/A
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$82.24 million
Price / Sales4.35
Cash Flow$3.3916 per share
Price / Cash11.44
Book Value$15.91 per share
Price / Book2.44
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.30
Net Income$13.98 million
Net Margins17.54%
Return on Equity10.49%
Return on Assets3.15%
Miscellaneous
Employees233
Outstanding Shares9,230,000
Artesian Resources Co. Class A (NASDAQ:ARTNA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Artesian Resources Co. Class A's stock symbol?
Artesian Resources Co. Class A trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ARTNA."
How often does Artesian Resources Co. Class A pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Artesian Resources Co. Class A?
Artesian Resources Co. Class A announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.2387 per share on Friday, May 25th. This represents a $0.95 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 11th. This is a positive change from Artesian Resources Co. Class A's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. View Artesian Resources Co. Class A's Dividend History.
How were Artesian Resources Co. Class A's earnings last quarter?
Artesian Resources Co. Class A (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The utilities provider reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. The utilities provider earned $18.91 million during the quarter. Artesian Resources Co. Class A had a net margin of 17.54% and a return on equity of 10.49%. View Artesian Resources Co. Class A's Earnings History.
When is Artesian Resources Co. Class A's next earnings date?
Who are some of Artesian Resources Co. Class A's key competitors?
Who are Artesian Resources Co. Class A's key executives?
Artesian Resources Co. Class A's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. David B. Spacht, CFO & Treasurer (Age 58)
- Mr. John M. Thaeder, Sr. VP of Operations (Age 60)
- Mr. Joseph A. DiNunzio, Exec. VP & Corp. Sec. (Age 55)
- Ms. Dian C. Taylor, Chairman, CEO & Pres (Age 72)
- Mr. Karl G. Randall Esq., Gen. Counsel & Assistant Sec.
Has Artesian Resources Co. Class A been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about ARTNA stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Artesian Resources Co. Class A earned a media sentiment score of 0.03 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the utilities provider an impact score of 43.84 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.
Who are Artesian Resources Co. Class A's major shareholders?
Artesian Resources Co. Class A's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (4.24%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.74%), Water Asset Management LLC (2.26%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.79%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (0.78%) and Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA (0.77%). Company insiders that own Artesian Resources Co. Class A stock include Dian C Taylor, John R Eisenbrey Jr, Kenneth R Biederman, Nicholle Renee Taylor, Pierre A Anderson and William C Wyer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Artesian Resources Co. Class A.
Which institutional investors are selling Artesian Resources Co. Class A stock?
ARTNA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., BlackRock Inc., UBS Group AG and Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA. Company insiders that have sold Artesian Resources Co. Class A company stock in the last year include Dian C Taylor, Kenneth R Biederman, Nicholle Renee Taylor and William C Wyer. View Insider Buying and Selling for Artesian Resources Co. Class A.
Which institutional investors are buying Artesian Resources Co. Class A stock?
How do I buy shares of Artesian Resources Co. Class A?
Shares of ARTNA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Artesian Resources Co. Class A's stock price today?
One share of ARTNA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.80.
How big of a company is Artesian Resources Co. Class A?
Artesian Resources Co. Class A has a market capitalization of $353.29 million and generates $82.24 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $13.98 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.30 on an earnings per share basis. Artesian Resources Co. Class A employs 233 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Artesian Resources Co. Class A?
Artesian Resources Co. Class A's mailing address is 664 CHURCHMANS RD, NEWARK DE, 19702. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 302-453-6900 or via email at [email protected]
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