MSEX vs. YORW, AWK, AWR, CWT, WTRG, SJW, CWCO, ARTNA, CDZI, and GWRS
Should you be buying Middlesex Water stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlesex Water include York Water (YORW), American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), Essential Utilities (WTRG), SJW Group (SJW), Consolidated Water (CWCO), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI), and Global Water Resources (GWRS).
Middlesex Water vs. Its Competitors
York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) and Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
49.9% of York Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of York Water shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Middlesex Water shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
York Water has a net margin of 25.91% compared to Middlesex Water's net margin of 22.05%. Middlesex Water's return on equity of 9.76% beat York Water's return on equity.
Middlesex Water has higher revenue and earnings than York Water. Middlesex Water is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than York Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Middlesex Water has a consensus target price of $61.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.81%. Given Middlesex Water's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Middlesex Water is more favorable than York Water.
York Water has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlesex Water has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, York Water had 7 more articles in the media than Middlesex Water. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for York Water and 2 mentions for Middlesex Water. Middlesex Water's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat York Water's score of 1.10 indicating that Middlesex Water is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
York Water pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Middlesex Water pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. York Water pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Middlesex Water pays out 56.4% 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. York Water has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years and Middlesex Water has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years.
Summary
Middlesex Water beats York Water on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:MSEX) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
