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, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Monday, December 3rd. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 14th. This is a boost from Middlesex Water's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. View Middlesex Water's Dividend History.

Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November, 2nd. The utilities provider reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.09. The utilities provider had revenue of $38.71 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38 million. Middlesex Water had a net margin of 22.61% and a return on equity of 13.10%. View Middlesex Water's Earnings History.

Middlesex Water is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, March 8th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Middlesex Water.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Middlesex Water's stock. Their predictions range from $53.00 to $53.00. On average, they anticipate Middlesex Water's share price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.6%. 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.

News articles about MSEX stock have been trending very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Middlesex Water earned a coverage optimism score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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), Cadiz (CDZI), Pure Cycle (PCYO), Global Water Resources (GWRS) and Consolidated Water (CWCO).

Middlesex Water's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include North Star Investment Management Corp. (0.16%) and Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. (0.06%). Company insiders that own Middlesex Water stock include A Bruce Oconnor, Bernadette M Sohler, Dennis W Doll, 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 North Star Investment Management Corp. and Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Middlesex Water company stock in the last year include A Bruce Oconnor, Bernadette M Sohler, Dennis W Doll, Lorrie Beth Ginegaw, Richard M Risoldi and Walter G Reinhard. 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 $55.53.

Middlesex Water has a market capitalization of $910.60 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.

The official website for Middlesex Water is http://www.middlesexwater.com.

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]