NASDAQ:MSEXMiddlesex Water Stock Price, Forecast & News

Middlesex Water's stock was trading at $58.52 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MSEX stock has increased by 9.0% and is now trading at $63.80. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Middlesex Water in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Middlesex Water.

Middlesex Water is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Middlesex Water.

Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.06. The utilities provider had revenue of $31.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $32 million. Middlesex Water had a net margin of 25.78% and a return on equity of 11.75%. View Middlesex Water's earnings history.

Middlesex Water announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.2563 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $1.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. This is an increase from Middlesex Water's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. View Middlesex Water's dividend history.

2 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Middlesex Water's shares. Their forecasts range from $69.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate Middlesex Water's stock price to reach $74.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Middlesex Water.

News stories about MSEX stock have trended somewhat negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Middlesex Water earned a news impact score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutMiddlesex Water.

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

Middlesex Water's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.88%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (2.15%), State Street Corp (2.03%), Eaton Vance Management (1.99%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.54%) and First Manhattan Co. (1.51%). Company insiders that own Middlesex Water stock include A Bruce Oconnor, Bernadette M Sohler, Dennis W Doll, Georgia M Simpson, Lorrie Beth Ginegaw, Robert K Fullagar 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 First Trust Advisors LP, AQR Capital Management LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., First Manhattan Co., Martingale Asset Management L P, and KBC Group NV. Company insiders that have sold Middlesex Water company stock in the last year include A Bruce Oconnor, Bernadette M Sohler, Georgia M Simpson, Lorrie Beth Ginegaw, Robert K Fullagar, and Walter G Reinhard. View insider buying and selling activity for Middlesex Water.

MSEX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eaton Vance Management, BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Boenning & Scattergood Inc., Mackay Shields LLC, and Alliancebernstein L.P.. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $63.80.

Middlesex Water has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion and generates $134.60 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $33.89 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.01 on an earnings per share basis. Middlesex Water employs 330 workers across the globe.

The official website for Middlesex Water is www.middlesexwater.com.

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