York Water Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:YORW)

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

York Water announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.173 per share on Tuesday, October 15th. This represents a $0.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. View York Water's Dividend History.

York Water Co (NASDAQ:YORW) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $13.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13 million. York Water had a net margin of 29.02% and a return on equity of 11.43%. 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 twelve-month target prices 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 year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 13.4%. 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.

News stories about YORW stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. York Water earned a news impact score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for York Water.

York Water saw a increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 32,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.8 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the stock 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), 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), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Apollo Global Management (APO), Bank of America (BAC), Fossil Group (FOSL), Transocean (RIG), Ciena (CIEN), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH) and Antero Resources (AR).

York Water's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Trust Advisors LP (1.18%), Gabelli Funds LLC (1.10%), Cadence Capital Management LLC (0.37%), Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC (0.25%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.20%) and Creative Planning (0.17%). 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 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, 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, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and Clear Harbor Asset Management 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 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 $42.71.

York Water has a market capitalization of $554.80 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]