Middlesex Water (MSEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) is a regulated water and wastewater utility that owns and operates systems serving residential, commercial, industrial and public-sector customers. Its core activities include the collection, treatment, storage and distribution of potable water, as well as wastewater collection and treatment services.

The company’s principal service territory is in central New Jersey, where it supplies water to communities and operates related wastewater facilities. Through subsidiaries and contract operations, Middlesex Water also provides water and wastewater services in Delaware, Pennsylvania and other areas of the Mid-Atlantic region.

Founded in 1897, Middlesex Water has expanded from a local water provider into a regional utility through system development, acquisitions and contracted operations. Its services include utility management, billing and customer service, infrastructure operations, treatment-plant management and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $52.15 to $53.23
• 50-Day Range: $52.45 to $59.47
• 52-Week Range: $44.17 to $62.17
• Volume: 61,631 shs
• Average Volume: 145,424 shs
• Market Capitalization: $997.03 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.42
• Dividend Yield: 2.72%
• Price Target: $61.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Middlesex Water Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Middlesex Water scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 95 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: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Middlesex Water has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Middlesex Water has a consensus price target of $61.67, representing about 16.6% upside from its current price of $52.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Middlesex Water 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 Middlesex Water is 20.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Middlesex Water is 20.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.81.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Middlesex Water has a P/B Ratio of 1.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.67% of the float of Middlesex Water has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Middlesex Water has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Middlesex Water has recently increased by 10.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Middlesex Water pays a meaningful dividend of 2.69%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Middlesex Water has been increasing its dividend for 52 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Middlesex Water is 55.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.33

News Sentiment

Middlesex Water has a news sentiment score of 1.33. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Middlesex Water this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Middlesex Water to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Middlesex Water insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $35,430.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.92% of the stock of Middlesex Water is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.52% of the stock of Middlesex Water is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2026
• 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:MSEX
• CIK: 66004
• Web: www.middlesexwater.com
• Phone: (732) 634-1500
• Fax: 732-638-7515
• Employees: 395
• Year Founded: 1897

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Middlesex Water: $61.67
• High Price Target: $66.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $42.82 million
• Net Margins: 23.26%
• Pretax Margin: 25.84%
• Return on Equity: 9.59%
• Return on Assets: 3.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.76
• Current Ratio: 0.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $194.69 million
• Price / Sales: 5.12
• Cash Flow: $4.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.02
• Book Value: $26.94 per share
• Price / Book: 1.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,840,000
• Free Float: 18,482,000
• Market Cap: $996.26 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74