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

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

York Water declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 30th. This is a boost 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 Thursday, November, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $13.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13 million. York Water had a return on equity of 11.43% and a net margin of 29.02%. View York Water's Earnings History.

York Water is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 10th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for York Water.

2 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for York Water's shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $37.00. On average, they anticipate York Water's stock price to reach $37.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 24.1%. 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 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for York Water.

Media coverage about YORW stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. York Water earned a news impact score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for York Water.

York Water saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 209,800 shares, a decrease of 8.0% from the December 31st total of 228,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.8 days. Currently, 1.6% of the company's shares are sold short. View York Water's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to York Water include American Water Works (AWK), Aqua America (WTR), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Connecticut Water Service (CTWS), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Consolidated Water (CWCO) and Cadiz (CDZI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other York Water investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Fossil Group (FOSL), Apollo Global Management (APO), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Transocean (RIG) and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC).

York Water's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include California Public Employees Retirement System (0.15%), Boenning & Scattergood Inc. (0.15%), Strs Ohio (0.12%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.09%). Company insiders that own York Water stock include Cynthia Dotzel, Erin C Mcglaughlin, Ernest J Waters, George Hay Esq Kain III, Jeffrey R Hines, Jody L Keller, John H Strine, Joseph Thomas Hand, Mark A Wheeler, Mark J Hardman, Mark S Snyder, Matthew E Poff, Michael W Gang, Robert P Newcomer and Steven R Rasmussen. View Institutional Ownership Trends for York Water.

YORW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including California Public Employees Retirement System, Strs Ohio and Boenning & Scattergood Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for York Water.

YORW stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. Company insiders that have bought York Water stock in the last two years include Cynthia Dotzel, Erin C Mcglaughlin, Ernest J Waters, Jeffrey R Hines, Jody L Keller, John H Strine, Joseph Thomas Hand, Mark A Wheeler, Mark J Hardman, Mark S Snyder, Matthew E Poff, Michael W Gang, Robert P Newcomer and Steven R Rasmussen. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of YORW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.75.

York Water has a market capitalization of $633.21 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.View Additional Information About York Water.

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]