Artesian Resources (ARTNA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Artesian Resources Corporation is a regulated water utility holding company headquartered in Newark, Delaware. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, industrial and governmental customers in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Artesian’s principal business is the operation and maintenance of water supply and distribution systems, including the treatment and delivery of potable water. Its subsidiaries also provide wastewater collection and treatment, contract operations, water service management, engineering and other related services.

Founded in 1905, Artesian has expanded from its original Delaware operations to serve communities across the Delmarva Peninsula. The company is led by Dian C. Taylor, who serves as chairwoman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.50 to $33.85
• 50-Day Range: $32.89 to $36.69
• 52-Week Range: $30.50 to $36.98
• Volume: 19,600 shs
• Average Volume: 32,471 shs
• Market Capitalization: $347.40 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.69
• Dividend Yield: 3.81%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Artesian Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Artesian Resources scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Artesian Resources has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Artesian Resources has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Artesian Resources is 14.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Artesian Resources is 14.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.14.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Artesian Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.51% of the float of Artesian Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Artesian Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Artesian Resources has recently decreased by 22.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Artesian Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Artesian Resources has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Artesian Resources is 55.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Artesian Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Artesian Resources this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ARTNA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Artesian Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Artesian Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.59% of the stock of Artesian Resources is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.37% of the stock of Artesian Resources is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Water Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ARTNA
• CIK: 863110
• Web: www.artesianwater.com
• Phone: (302) 453-6900
• Fax: 302-453-6957
• Employees: 274
• Year Founded: 1905

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.29
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.82 million
• Net Margins: 20.18%
• Pretax Margin: 20.19%
• Return on Equity: 9.37%
• Return on Assets: 2.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.71
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $112.94 million
• Price / Sales: 3.08
• Cash Flow: $3.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.72
• Book Value: $24.23 per share
• Price / Book: 1.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,330,000
• Free Float: 8,201,000
• Market Cap: $347.40 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.34