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

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

York Water announced 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 of this dividend 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) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for York Water's stock. 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 23.9%. 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 trended extremely negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for York Water.

York Water saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 209,800 shares, a drop of 8.0% from the December 15th total of 228,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.8 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company's 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 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 investors include 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 Strs Ohio and Boenning & Scattergood Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for York Water.

YORW stock was purchased 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 $48.65.

York Water has a market capitalization of $631.96 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]