Middlesex Water (MSEX) Competitors $53.67 -0.25 (-0.46%) As of 10:08 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MSEX vs. ARTNA, YORW, AWK, AWR, CWT, WTRG, HTO, CWCO, CDZI, and GWRSShould you be buying Middlesex Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlesex Water include Artesian Resources (ARTNA), York Water (YORW), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), Essential Utilities (WTRG), H2O America (HTO), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Cadiz (CDZI), and Global Water Resources (GWRS). Middlesex Water vs. Its Competitors Artesian Resources York Water American Water Works American States Water California Water Service Group Essential Utilities H2O America Consolidated Water Cadiz Global Water Resources Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) and Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is ARTNA or MSEX more profitable? Middlesex Water has a net margin of 22.15% compared to Artesian Resources' net margin of 20.84%. Middlesex Water's return on equity of 9.67% beat Artesian Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Artesian Resources20.84% 9.55% 2.86% Middlesex Water 22.15%9.67%3.42% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARTNA or MSEX? 57.4% of Artesian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Artesian Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ARTNA or MSEX a better dividend stock? Artesian Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Middlesex Water pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Artesian Resources pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Middlesex Water pays out 56.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Artesian Resources has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Middlesex Water has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARTNA or MSEX? Middlesex Water has higher revenue and earnings than Artesian Resources. Artesian Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middlesex Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArtesian Resources$107.95M3.18$20.39M$2.1715.33Middlesex Water$191.88M5.04$44.35M$2.4222.18 Which has more risk & volatility, ARTNA or MSEX? Artesian Resources has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ARTNA or MSEX? In the previous week, Middlesex Water had 2 more articles in the media than Artesian Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Middlesex Water and 4 mentions for Artesian Resources. Artesian Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Middlesex Water's score of 1.30 indicating that Artesian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Artesian Resources 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Middlesex Water 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ARTNA or MSEX? Middlesex Water has a consensus price target of $61.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.66%. Given Middlesex Water's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Middlesex Water is more favorable than Artesian Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Artesian Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Middlesex Water 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryMiddlesex Water beats Artesian Resources on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Middlesex Water News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MSEX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMiddlesex WaterUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$968.49M$7.31B$16.55B$10.27BDividend Yield2.52%2.71%5.32%4.60%P/E Ratio22.2118.3552.7426.24Price / Sales5.044.5230.4690.99Price / Cash13.3013.1519.3329.91Price / Book2.152.332.236.30Net Income$44.35M$420.94M$752.30M$270.76M7 Day Performance1.07%1.22%1.42%3.03%1 Month Performance1.30%1.35%1.12%6.38%1 Year Performance-17.12%-2.28%225.67%26.35% Middlesex Water Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSEXMiddlesex Water3.6154 of 5 stars$53.67-0.5%$61.00+13.7%-16.7%$968.49M$191.88M22.21350Positive NewsARTNAArtesian Resources3.873 of 5 stars$32.60-1.9%N/A-14.0%$342.67M$107.95M15.32240Positive NewsYORWYork Water4.0919 of 5 stars$30.43-1.9%N/A-21.1%$447.20M$74.96M22.64110Analyst UpgradeAWKAmerican Water Works4.5631 of 5 stars$139.99-2.5%$143.30+2.4%-6.0%$28.02B$4.68B25.876,700Positive NewsAWRAmerican States Water4.0542 of 5 stars$73.40-1.7%$77.50+5.6%-12.0%$2.88B$595.46M23.26810Positive NewsCWTCalifornia Water Service Group4.6986 of 5 stars$46.34-1.6%$56.00+20.9%-15.8%$2.81B$1.04B20.561,278Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.8862 of 5 stars$38.34-2.6%$44.50+16.1%-2.6%$11.04B$2.09B16.893,291Positive NewsShort Interest ↑HTOH2O America3.7207 of 5 stars$49.79-1.3%$56.50+13.5%-16.7%$1.78B$748.44M15.92760Positive NewsCWCOConsolidated Water4.6346 of 5 stars$33.52-0.8%$40.00+19.3%+28.6%$538.17M$133.97M0.00200Positive NewsCDZICadiz3.5176 of 5 stars$3.69+3.9%$10.00+171.0%+25.2%$291.17M$9.61M-7.2410Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGWRSGlobal Water Resources3.561 of 5 stars$9.71-0.7%N/A-24.6%$268.83M$52.69M40.7790Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARTNA Competitors YORW Competitors AWK Competitors AWR Competitors CWT Competitors WTRG Competitors HTO Competitors CWCO Competitors CDZI Competitors GWRS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MSEX) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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