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Middlesex Water Co

MSEX
49.950USD
+0.030+0.06%
Close 11/03, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
915.93MMarket Cap
21.33P/E TTM

Middlesex Water Co

49.950
+0.030+0.06%
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 of Middlesex Water Co

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. 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 Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Middlesex Water Co's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
7 / 12
Overall Ranking
159 / 4617
Industry
Water & Related Utilities

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
60.333
Target Price
+4.98%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Middlesex Water Co Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Middlesex Water Company is a water utility company. The Company owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems primarily in New Jersey and Delaware. It also operates water and wastewater systems under contract on behalf of municipal and private clients primarily in New Jersey and Delaware. The Company operates through two segments: Regulated and Non-Regulated. The Regulated segment is engaged in the business of collecting, treating and distributing water on a retail and wholesale basis to residential, commercial, industrial and fire protection customers in parts of New Jersey and Delaware. The Non-Regulated segment primarily consists of non-regulated contract services for the operation and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. The Company's subsidiaries include Tidewater Utilities, Inc. (Tidewater), Pinelands Water Company, Utility Service Affiliates, Inc. and Utility Service Affiliates (Perth Amboy) Inc.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 18.13% year-on-year.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 52.91%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 52.91%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 20.89, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 15.39M shares, increasing 2.54% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 20.82K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company's current financial score is 7.19, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.42. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 54.09M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 1.83%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 2.45%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.19
Change
0

Financials

7.09

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.92

Operational Efficiency

8.21

Growth Potential

6.22

Shareholder Returns

6.53

Middlesex Water Co's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current valuation score is 5.35, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.75. Its current P/E ratio is 20.89, which is 95.89% below the recent high of 40.93 and 6.04% above the recent low of 19.63.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.35
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 7/12
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 8.32. The average price target for Middlesex Water Co is 63.00, with a high of 65.00 and a low of 53.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
60.333
Target Price
+4.98%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

13
Total
3
Median
5
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Middlesex Water Co
MSEX
3
American Water Works Co Inc
AWK
15
WBI
10
WBI
10
Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG
9
California Water Service Group
CWT
4
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 Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.12, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.97. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 60.01 and the support level at 42.00, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.15
Change
-0.03

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(2)
Neutral(3)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-1.740
Neutral
RSI(14)
30.122
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
30.649
Neutral
ATR(14)
2.974
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-343.716
Oversold
Williams %R
68.064
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
0.350
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
56.662
Sell
MA10
58.606
Sell
MA20
57.859
Sell
MA50
55.139
Sell
MA100
54.639
Sell
MA200
56.103
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.00. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 85.43%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 4.33%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.42M shares, representing 7.88% of shares outstanding, with 1.44% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.78M
+1.04%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.
1.51M
+1.92%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
1.42M
+0.85%
State Street Investment Management (US)
691.17K
-13.84%
First Trust Advisors L.P.
663.79K
-6.33%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
443.85K
-0.06%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
356.29K
-6.25%
Invesco Capital Management LLC
Star Investors
314.93K
+8.05%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
295.17K
+0.51%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.00, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.84. The company's beta value is 0.85. 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
9.00
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.85
VaR
+3.04%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+28.29%
240-Day Volatility
+39.40%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.56%
120 days
+4.14%
5 years
+15.76%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-13.14%
120 days
-13.14%
5 years
-13.14%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.53
120 days
-0.90
5 years
-0.05

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+28.29%
3 years
+49.12%
5 years
+61.90%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.90
3 years
-0.29
5 years
-0.10
Skewness
240 days
+0.68
3 years
+0.37
5 years
+0.56

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+39.40%
5 years
+33.86%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.46%
5 years
+4.36%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-96.90%
240 days
-96.90%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+25.32%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+48.20%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.76%
120 days
+0.86%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-11.87%
60 days
+3.71%
120 days
+16.70%

Peer Comparison

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7.22 /10
Score
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California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group
CWT
8.29 /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
8.16 /10
Score
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Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
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Consolidated Water Co Ltd
Consolidated Water Co Ltd
CWCO
7.80 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Essential Utilities Inc
Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG
7.76 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
York Water Co
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7.46 /10
Score
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