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. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.62%. 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 the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $13.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for York Water's shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect York Water's share price to reach $37.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.0%. 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.

Headlines about YORW stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. York Water earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for York Water.

York Water saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 189,000 shares, an increase of 17.2% from the September 15th total of 161,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.8 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. 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), Cadiz (CDZI) and Consolidated Water (CWCO).

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

York Water's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.12%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.18%), Gabelli Funds LLC (1.10%), Cadence Capital Management LLC (0.37%), Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC (0.25%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.20%). 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, Steven R Rasmussen and Vernon L Bracey. View Institutional Ownership Trends for York Water.

YORW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Creative Planning, Cadence Capital Management LLC, Strs Ohio, Water Asset Management LLC, Barclays PLC, Gabelli Funds LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for York Water.

YORW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, California Public Employees Retirement System, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Chicago Equity Partners LLC, State Street Corp, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC and California State Teachers Retirement System. 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, 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of YORW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.58.

York Water has a market capitalization of $579.05 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]