NASDAQ:MSEX - Middlesex Water Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Middlesex Water trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MSEX."

Middlesex Water declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.224 per share on Tuesday, September 4th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.83%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 14th. View Middlesex Water's Dividend History.

Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 2nd. The utilities provider reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.14. The utilities provider had revenue of $34.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34 million. Middlesex Water had a net margin of 19.56% and a return on equity of 11.34%. View Middlesex Water's Earnings History.

Middlesex Water is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Middlesex Water.

1 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Middlesex Water's shares. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $44.00. On average, they expect Middlesex Water's stock price to reach $44.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.2%. View Analyst Price Targets for Middlesex Water.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Middlesex Water in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Middlesex Water.

Some companies that are related to Middlesex Water include American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Connecticut Water Service (CTWS), AquaVenture (WAAS), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Cadiz (CDZI), Global Water Resources (GWRS) and Consolidated Water (CWCO).

News articles about MSEX stock have been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Middlesex Water earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Middlesex Water.

Middlesex Water's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.79%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.69%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (3.64%), First Manhattan Co. (1.97%), Northern Trust Corp (1.41%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.78%). Company insiders that own Middlesex Water stock include A Bruce Oconnor, Bernadette M Sohler, Gerard L Esposito, Lorrie Beth Ginegaw, Richard M Risoldi and Walter G Reinhard. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Middlesex Water.

MSEX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Water Asset Management LLC, Nuance Investments LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Cortina Asset Management LLC, Martingale Asset Management L P, ELCO Management Co. LLC and Bessemer Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Middlesex Water company stock in the last year include A Bruce Oconnor, Bernadette M Sohler, Gerard L Esposito, Lorrie Beth Ginegaw, Richard M Risoldi and Walter G Reinhard. View Insider Buying and Selling for Middlesex Water.

MSEX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, KBC Group NV, Private Advisor Group LLC, Northern Trust Corp, First Trust Advisors LP, TD Asset Management Inc. and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Middlesex Water.

Shares of MSEX 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.

One share of MSEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.00.

Middlesex Water has a market capitalization of $776.51 million and generates $130.77 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $22.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.38 on an earnings per share basis. Middlesex Water employs 315 workers across the globe.

Middlesex Water's mailing address is 1500 RONSON RD P O BOX 1500, ISELIN NJ, 08830. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 732-634-1500 or via email at [email protected]