Middlesex Water (MSEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Middlesex Water in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" MSEX shares.
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1 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Middlesex Water's stock. Their MSEX share price targets range from $59.00 to $59.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $59.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.9% from the stock's current price.
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Middlesex Water's stock was trading at $65.62 at the start of the year. Since then, MSEX stock has decreased by 26.9% and is now trading at $48.00.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 6th 2024.
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Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.14. The utilities provider earned $38.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $41 million. Middlesex Water had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.61% and a net margin of 18.96%.

Middlesex Water announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 15th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share on Friday, March 1st. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 14th.
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Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.83%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 51 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 73.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MSEX will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.17% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETF (PSCU), First Trust Water ETF (FIW), Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF (CGW) and Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO).Global X Clean Water ETF (AQWA).

5 employees have rated Middlesex Water Chief Executive Officer Dennis W. Doll on Glassdoor.com. Dennis W. Doll has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Middlesex Water investors own include Pfizer (PFE), Realty Income (O), Southern (SO), AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Consolidated Edison (ED), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Medtronic (MDT), Visa (V) and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD).

Middlesex Water's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.01%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include A Bruce Oconnor, Bernadette M Sohler, Dennis W Doll, G Christian Jr Andreasen, James F Jr Cosgrove, Kim C Hanemann, Lorrie Beth Ginegaw, Robert John Capko, Walter G Reinhard and Walter G Reinhard.
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Shares of MSEX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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