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

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

Middlesex Water announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 30th. Investors of record on Friday, February 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Friday, March 1st. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 14th. View Middlesex Water's Dividend History.

Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) announced its earnings results on Friday, March, 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. The utilities provider had revenue of $33.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $33 million. Middlesex Water had a return on equity of 13.50% and a net margin of 23.48%. View Middlesex Water's Earnings History.

Middlesex Water is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Middlesex Water.

1 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Middlesex Water's shares. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect Middlesex Water's stock price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.2%. 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.

Media headlines about MSEX stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing 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 closest to five being the most favorable. Middlesex Water earned a daily sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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).

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Middlesex Water's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.91%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.80%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.80%), First Manhattan Co. (1.89%), Northern Trust Corp (1.42%) and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. (1.39%). 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 Impax Asset Management Group plc, North Star Investment Management Corp., Bank of America Corp DE, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Millennium Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, TSP Capital Management Group LLC and First Manhattan Co.. 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.

MSEX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eaton Vance Management, Norges Bank, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Raymond James & Associates and Rhumbline Advisers. 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 $56.49.

Middlesex Water has a market capitalization of $928.13 million and generates $138.08 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $32.45 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.96 on an earnings per share basis.

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

Middlesex Water's mailing address is 485C Route 1 South Suite 400, ISELIN NJ, 08830. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 732-634-1500 or via email at [email protected]