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York Water Co

YORW
31.767USD
+0.547+1.75%
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458.09MMarket Cap
23.26P/E TTM

York Water Co

31.767
+0.547+1.75%
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 York 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 Strong Buy. Despite an average 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.

York Water Co's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
5 / 12
Overall Ranking
135 / 4617
Industry
Water & Related Utilities

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
41.000
Target Price
+31.96%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

York Water Co Highlights

StrengthsRisks
The York Water Company is an investor-owned water utility in the United States. The primary business of the Company is to impound, purify to meet or exceed safe drinking water standards and distribute water. The Company owns and operates wastewater collection and treatment systems. It operates within its franchised water and wastewater territory, which covers portions of over 59 communities within four counties in south-central Pennsylvania. It covers the areas of billing, payment procedures, dispute processing, terminations, service territory, debt and equity financing and rate setting. It obtains the bulk of its water supply for its primary system for York and Adams Counties from both the South Branch and East Branch of the Codorus Creek. It has two reservoirs, Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which together hold up to over 2.5 billion gallons of water. It also has the Houston Run Community Water System in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 24.80% year-on-year.
Growing
The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 74.96M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 60.15%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 60.15%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is 22.78, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 8.26M shares, decreasing 1.95% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 1.20K shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.95.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company's current financial score is 7.13, 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 19.20M, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.39%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 1.18%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.13
Change
0

Financials

6.14

Key Metrics

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

Quality of Earnings

7.67

Operational Efficiency

8.40

Growth Potential

6.34

Shareholder Returns

7.11

York Water Co's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current valuation score is 6.15, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.75. Its current P/E ratio is 22.78, which is 49.68% below the recent high of 34.10 and 14.35% above the recent low of 19.51.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.15
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 5/12
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 10.00, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 8.32. The average price target for York Water Co is 41.00, with a high of 41.00 and a low of 41.00.

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
41.000
Target Price
+31.96%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

13
Total
3
Median
5
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
York Water Co
YORW
1
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 6.78, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.97. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 32.67 and the support level at 29.89, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.88
Change
-0.1

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(4)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.196
Neutral
RSI(14)
49.264
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
32.655
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.844
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-79.106
Neutral
Williams %R
64.082
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
0.159
Sell
StochRSI(14)
20.856
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
31.304
Buy
MA10
31.781
Sell
MA20
31.395
Buy
MA50
30.940
Buy
MA100
31.191
Buy
MA200
32.222
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 5.00, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.00. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 57.25%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.14%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.09M shares, representing 7.54% of shares outstanding, with 28.04% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
1.59M
+10.36%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
1.09M
+25.43%
Zimmer Partners, LP
757.62K
--
State Street Investment Management (US)
420.52K
-17.55%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
353.66K
+1.42%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
329.50K
-2.84%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
259.88K
+12.99%
ProShare Advisors LLC
188.28K
-9.66%
Gabelli Funds, LLC
177.14K
--
Two Sigma Investments, LP
151.91K
+48.06%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current risk assessment score is 8.97, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.84. The company's beta value is 0.74. 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
8.97
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.74
VaR
+2.26%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+17.45%
240-Day Volatility
+23.38%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.27%
120 days
+4.27%
5 years
+6.62%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.81%
120 days
-4.81%
5 years
-10.67%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.32
120 days
-0.17
5 years
-0.14

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+17.45%
3 years
+35.77%
5 years
+43.90%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.74
3 years
-0.28
5 years
-0.15
Skewness
240 days
-0.14
3 years
+0.08
5 years
-0.35

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+23.38%
5 years
+24.50%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.27%
5 years
+2.94%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-25.99%
240 days
-25.99%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+13.39%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+14.79%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.72%
120 days
+0.60%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+95.09%
60 days
+66.69%
120 days
+39.81%

Peer Comparison

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8.29 /10
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8.16 /10
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Consolidated Water Co Ltd
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7.80 /10
Score
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Essential Utilities Inc
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7.76 /10
Score
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Earnings Forecast
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