MSEX vs. AWR, CWT, SJW, YORW, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, AWK, GWRS, and PCYO
Should you be buying Middlesex Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlesex Water include American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), York Water (YORW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), American Water Works (AWK), Global Water Resources (GWRS), and Pure Cycle (PCYO). These companies are all part of the "water supply" industry.
Middlesex Water vs. Its Competitors
Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) and American States Water (NYSE:AWR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
Middlesex Water pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. American States Water pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Middlesex Water pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American States Water pays out 57.2% 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. Middlesex Water has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years and American States Water has raised its dividend for 71 consecutive years. Middlesex Water is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Middlesex Water presently has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.61%. American States Water has a consensus target price of $77.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.34%. Given Middlesex Water's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Middlesex Water is more favorable than American States Water.
Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American States Water has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Middlesex Water has a net margin of 22.53% compared to American States Water's net margin of 20.03%. American States Water's return on equity of 13.63% beat Middlesex Water's return on equity.
American States Water has higher revenue and earnings than Middlesex Water. Middlesex Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American States Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
79.5% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American States Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of American States Water shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Middlesex Water received 8 more outperform votes than American States Water when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.49% of users gave Middlesex Water an outperform vote while only 50.22% of users gave American States Water an outperform vote.
In the previous week, American States Water had 5 more articles in the media than Middlesex Water. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for American States Water and 4 mentions for Middlesex Water. Middlesex Water's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat American States Water's score of 1.44 indicating that Middlesex Water is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Middlesex Water beats American States Water on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MSEX) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
