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Artesian Resources Corp

ARTNA

32.400USD

+0.090+0.28%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
334.06MMarket Cap
14.92P/E TTM

Artesian Resources Corp

32.400

+0.090+0.28%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Strong Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
7 / 14
Overall Ranking
98 / 4723
Industry
Water & Related Utilities

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
46.000
Target Price
+43.39%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Artesian Resources Corporation is a holding company. The Company offers water, wastewater, and other services in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The Company operates through the Regulated Utility segment. The Regulated Utility segment includes an aggregation of its five regulated utility subsidiaries that are in the business of providing regulated water and wastewater services on the Delmarva Peninsula. Its regulated water utility services include treating, distributing, and selling water to residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, municipal, and utility customers throughout the State of Delaware and in Cecil County, Maryland, and to a residential community in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The regulated wastewater utility services include the treatment and disposal of wastewater for customers in Sussex County, Delaware. In addition, it provides contract water and wastewater operations, and water, sewer, and internal service line protection plans.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 59.66%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 59.66%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 14.87, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 6.06M shares, decreasing 15.98% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 511.33K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 6.64, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.26. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 28.55M, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.13%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 18.12%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.53
Change
0.11

Financials

5.40

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.22

Operational Efficiency

7.30

Growth Potential

6.59

Shareholder Returns

6.69

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 8.16, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.21. Its current P/E ratio is 14.87, which is 78.56% below the recent high of 26.55 and -22.42% above the recent low of 18.20.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.16
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 7/14
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 10.00, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 8.55. The average price target for Artesian Resources Corp is 46.00, with a high of 46.00 and a low of 46.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
46.000
Target Price
+42.37%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

12
Total
3
Median
3
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Artesian Resources Corp
ARTNA
1
American Water Works Company Inc
AWK
14
Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG
9
California Water Service Group
CWT
4
American States Water Co
AWR
3
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
SBS
3
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 5.96, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.51. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 33.73 and the support level at 31.45, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.67
Change
0.29

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(4)
Neutral(2)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.155
Sell
RSI(14)
42.777
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
23.371
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.668
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-120.318
Sell
Williams %R
79.802
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.075
Sell
StochRSI(14)
47.865
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
32.470
Sell
MA10
32.775
Sell
MA20
32.966
Sell
MA50
33.158
Sell
MA100
33.558
Sell
MA200
32.831
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 5.00, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.57. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 64.31%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.84%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 511.33K shares, representing 5.42% of shares outstanding, with 8.98% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.
927.23K
+4.67%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
680.04K
-23.21%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
484.16K
-13.70%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
269.16K
-2.81%
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC
198.90K
-0.70%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
207.69K
-5.86%
Costello Asset Management, Inc.
152.71K
-2.23%
Taylor (Dian C)
149.92K
+0.96%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
147.84K
+5.35%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.04, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 5.23. The company's beta value is 0.33. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.04
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.33
VaR
+2.64%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+19.76%
240-Day Volatility
+28.64%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.98%
120 days
+3.89%
5 years
+10.67%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-2.15%
120 days
-3.19%
5 years
-11.99%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.57
120 days
+0.64
5 years
+0.11
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+19.76%
3 years
+52.10%
5 years
+52.10%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.64
3 years
-0.24
5 years
-0.06
Skewness
240 days
+0.65
3 years
-0.53
5 years
-0.22
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+28.64%
5 years
+29.50%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.60%
5 years
+3.42%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+120.47%
240 days
+120.47%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+15.74%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+12.36%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.28%
120 days
+0.34%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-32.17%
60 days
-29.67%
120 days
-14.79%

Peer Comparison

Water & Related Utilities
Artesian Resources Corp
Artesian Resources Corp
ARTNA
7.18 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Consolidated Water Co Ltd
Consolidated Water Co Ltd
CWCO
7.88 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
SBS
7.64 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Essential Utilities Inc
Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG
7.52 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
York Water Co
York Water Co
YORW
7.28 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group
CWT
7.22 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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