Middlesex Water Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:MSEX)

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

Middlesex Water announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 14th. View Middlesex Water's Dividend History.

Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.06. The utilities provider had revenue of $33.39 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $36 million. Middlesex Water had a return on equity of 13.43% and a net margin of 24.95%. View Middlesex Water's Earnings History.

Middlesex Water is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, November 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Middlesex Water.

1 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Middlesex Water's shares. Their forecasts range from $66.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate Middlesex Water's share price to reach $66.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.0% from the stock's current price. 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 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Middlesex Water.

Media headlines about MSEX stock have been trending very negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Middlesex Water earned a daily sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Middlesex Water.

Middlesex Water saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 404,900 shares, an increase of 5.4% from the August 30th total of 384,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 66,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.1 days. Approximately 2.5% of the company's shares are sold short. View Middlesex Water's Current Options Chain.

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 a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.07%). Company insiders that own Middlesex Water stock include A Bruce Oconnor, Bernadette M Sohler, Dennis W Doll, Lorrie Beth Ginegaw, Richard M Risoldi, Robert K Fullagar and Walter G Reinhard. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Middlesex Water.

MSEX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MSEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $64.71.

Middlesex Water has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion 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. Middlesex Water employs 330 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Middlesex Water.

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

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