NASDAQ:YORW - York Water Stock Price, News, & Analysis

York Water trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "YORW."

York Water announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.1733 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 27th. This is a positive change from York Water's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. View York Water's Dividend History.

York Water Co (NASDAQ:YORW) released its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $12.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.61 million. York Water had a return on equity of 10.85% and a net margin of 27.61%. View York Water's Earnings History.

York Water is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 14th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for York Water.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for York Water's shares. Their predictions range from $36.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect York Water's stock price to reach $36.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for York Water.

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

Headlines about YORW stock have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. York Water earned a coverage optimism score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other York Water investors own include Intelsat (I), Bank of America (BAC), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Transocean (RIG), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Apollo Global Management (APO), First Data (FDC) and tronc (TRNC).

York Water's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (0.80%), Pennsylvania Trust Co (0.44%), Pennsylvania Trust Co (0.44%), Strs Ohio (0.15%), BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA (0.02%) and Sageworth Trust Co (0.01%). Company insiders that own York Water stock include Bruce C Mcintosh, Cynthia Dotzel, Erin C Casey, Erin C Mcglaughlin, George Hay Esq Kain III, Jeffrey R Hines, Jody L Keller, John H Strine, Joseph Thomas Hand, Kathleen M Miller, Mark J Hardman, Mark S Snyder, Matthew E Poff, Michael W Gang, Robert P Newcomer, Steven R Rasmussen and Vernon L Bracey. View Institutional Ownership Trends for York Water.

YORW stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pennsylvania Trust Co, Pennsylvania Trust Co, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Sageworth Trust Co and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have bought York Water stock in the last two years include Bruce C Mcintosh, Cynthia Dotzel, Erin C Casey, Erin C Mcglaughlin, George Hay Esq Kain III, Jeffrey R Hines, Jody L Keller, John H Strine, Joseph Thomas Hand, Kathleen M Miller, Mark J Hardman, Mark S Snyder, Matthew E Poff, Michael W Gang, Robert P Newcomer, Steven R Rasmussen and Vernon L Bracey. View Insider Buying and Selling for York Water.

Shares of YORW 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of YORW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.33.

York Water has a market capitalization of $431.49 million and generates $48.44 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $13.38 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.04 on an earnings per share basis. York Water employs 109 workers across the globe.

The official website for York Water is http://www.yorkwater.com.

York Water's mailing address is 130 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA, 17401. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 717-845-3601 or via email at [email protected]