MSEX — Middlesex Water Company stock price, charts and financials

Latest market price

57.63

+0.78+1.37%

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MSEXQT48Middlesex Water Company·NASDAQ

Overview Short InterestFilings

57.63+1.37%

News

Up 1.4% — Reviewing Pennon Group (OTCMKTS:PEGRY) & Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) (defenseworld.net).

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Snapshot

Index	-	P/E	21.87	EPS (ttm)	2.60	Insider Own	2.64%	Shs Outstand	18.62M	Perf Week	1.21%

Market Cap	1.06B	Forward P/E	20.52	EPS next Y	2.77	Insider Trans	0.32%	Shs Float	18.32M	Perf Month	-1.22%

Enterprise Value	1.53B	PEG	2.49	EPS next Q	0.81	Inst Own	-	Short Float	4.92%	Perf Quarter	11.62%

Income	49.00M	P/S	5.14	EPS this Y	-1.92%	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	5.15	Perf Half Y	8.53%

Sales	206.00M	P/B	2.03	EPS next Y	8.63%	ROA	3.37%	Short Interest	901.25K	Perf YTD	12.75%

Book/sh	27.97	P/C	-	EPS next 5Y	8.78%	ROE	9.59%	52W High	63.03 -8.57%	Perf Year	10.17%

Cash/sh	0.11	P/FCF	71.06	EPS past 3/5Y	-0.42% 1.60%	ROIC	3.99%	52W Low	44.78 28.71%	Perf 3Y	-30.41%

Dividend Est.	1.44 (2.50%)	EV/EBITDA	15.61	Sales past 3/5Y	6.38% 6.55%	Gross Margin	43.64%	Volatility	3.48% 2.74%	Perf 5Y	-41.06%

Dividend TTM	1.42 (2.46%)	EV/Sales	7.43	EPS Y/Y TTM	5.26%	Oper. Margin	29.22%	ATR (14)	1.64	Perf 10Y	36.20%

Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 17, 2026	Quick Ratio	0.50	Sales Y/Y TTM	7.29%	Profit Margin	23.26%	RSI (14)	55.13	Recom	2.25

Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	5.28% 5.79%	Current Ratio	0.50	EPS Q/Q	31.67%	SMA20	1.22%	Beta	0.73	Target Price	61.67

Payout	54.56%	Debt/Eq	0.85	Sales Q/Q	14.29%	SMA50	4.31%	Rel Volume	1.07	Prev Close	56.85

Employees	395	LT Debt/Eq	0.78	Earnings	Oct 30	SMA200	6.68%	Avg Volume	159.73K	Price	57.63

IPO Date	Feb 21, 1973	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	20.30% 3.39%	Net Debt/EBITDA	4.35	Volume	170,258	Change	1.37%

Analyst Ratings

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating	Target
Jul-31-26	Reiterated	Robert W. Baird		$65 → $66
Jul-09-26	Initiated	Huntington	Outperform	$64
Feb-25-26	Reiterated	Loop Capital Markets		$55
Dec-05-25	Initiated	Freedom Capital	Hold	$52
May-12-25	Upgrade	Janney Montgomery Scott	Neutral → Buy
Apr-04-25	Downgrade	Janney Montgomery Scott	Buy → Neutral
Mar-03-25	Upgrade	Baird	Neutral → Outperform
Aug-05-24	Downgrade	Baird	Outperform → Neutral
Jun-24-22	Upgrade	Janney Montgomery Scott	Neutral → Buy
Apr-14-21	Downgrade	Janney Montgomery Scott	Buy → Neutral

Latest News

Aug-03-26

Aug-03-2604:16AM

Reviewing Pennon Group (OTCMKTS:PEGRY) & Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX)defenseworld.net

Jul-30-26

Jul-30-2609:11PM

Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates on Strong Operational MomentumChartMill

04:15PM

Middlesex Water Company Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earningsglobenewswire.com

Jul-26-26

Jul-26-2607:21PM

Best Dividend Kings: July 2026SeekingAlpha

Jul-23-26

Jul-23-2604:07PM

Middlesex Water Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividendglobenewswire.com

Jul-16-26

Jul-16-2604:05PM

Middlesex Water Company to Report Second Quarter 2026 Earnings on July 30globenewswire.com

Jun-22-26

Jun-22-2604:03AM

Best Dividend Kings: June 2026SeekingAlpha

Company

Middlesex Water Company primarily delivers vital water and wastewater utility services, structured around two key business units. Its regulated operations are dedicated to the acquisition, treatment, and distribution of water to a broad spectrum of retail and wholesale clients, including residential, commercial, industrial, and fire protection users. This division also oversees regulated wastewater systems in both New Jersey and Delaware. Complementing this, the company's non-regulated segment furnishes contract-based services for the management and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater infrastructure within the same states. The firm, established in 1896, maintains its corporate headquarters in Iselin, New Jersey.

Ownership

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Financial Statements

DataTimeframe

Line Item (USD, M)	TTM —	FY 2025 12/31/2025	FY 2024 12/31/2024	FY 2023 12/31/2023	FY 2022 12/31/2022	FY 2021 12/31/2021	FY 2020 12/31/2020	FY 2019 12/31/2019	FY 2018 12/31/2018
Total Revenue	206	195	192	166	162	143	142	135	138
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A	116	118	92	83	79	74	71	68	72
Gross Profit	90	76	100	83	83	69	71	67	67
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Research and Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Operating Expense	30	22	46	44	36	36	33	31	29
Operating Income	60	54	53	39	47	33	37	36	37
Interest Expense	15	14	13	11	7	5	3	4	5
Unusual Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-Operating Income (Expense)	8	8	11	4	5	3	0	-1	2
Net Income Before Taxes	53	48	51	33	46	31	34	31	33
Income Taxes	5	5	7	1	3	-5	-4	-3	1
Consolidated Net Income	49	43	44	32	42	37	38	34	32
Net Income From Continuing Operations	49	43	44	32	42	37	38	34	32
Net Income	49	43	44	32	42	37	38	34	32
EPS (Recurring)	2.61	2.36	2.48	1.77	2.40	2.08	2.19	2.02	1.98
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)	2.61	2.36	2.48	1.77	2.40	2.08	2.19	2.02	1.98
EPS (Diluted)	2.60	2.36	2.47	1.76	2.39	2.07	2.18	2.01	1.96
EBITDA	98	94	92	73	80	63	59	52	55
Other After Tax Adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock Option Compensation Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Earnings Ratio	22.17	21.36	21.31	37.28	32.92	58.12	33.24	31.63	27.22
Price To Sales Ratio	5.32	4.65	4.93	7.12	8.74	14.30	8.68	8.01	6.19
Gross Margin	43.69	38.97	52.08	50.00	51.23	48.25	50.00	49.63	48.55
Operating Margin	29.13	27.69	27.60	23.49	29.01	23.08	26.06	26.67	26.81
Net Margin	23.79	22.05	22.92	19.28	25.93	25.87	26.76	25.19	23.19
Shares Outstanding	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16
Market Capitalization	1,095	908	947	1,181	1,416	2,045	1,232	1,081	854
Operating Lease Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Insider Trading Volume

Insider Trading

Insider	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
REINHARD WALTER G	Director	Mar 04 '26	Sale	55.21	300	16,563	6,051	Mar 04
HOGLUND ROBERT N	Director	Feb 27 '26	Buy	54.31	2,000	108,619	2,000	Feb 27
Capko Robert John	PAO & Controller	Feb 25 '26	Sale	54.04	134	7,241	0	Feb 25
Ginegaw Lorrie Beth	VP-HR	Nov 18 '25	Sale	50.92	650	33,097	3,709	Nov 18
REINHARD WALTER G	Director	May 28 '25	Sale	57.37	702	40,274	0	May 29
Doll Dennis W	Director	Mar 21 '25	Sale	60.05	4,067	244,203	52,112	Mar 24
REINHARD WALTER G	Director	Mar 11 '25	Sale	64.41	300	19,323	6,351	Mar 11
Capko Robert John	Principal Accounting Officer	Nov 08 '24	Sale	69.31	143	9,911	0	Nov 08
REINHARD WALTER G	Director	Aug 27 '24	Sale	61.95	500	30,977	6,651	Aug 27
REINHARD WALTER G	Director	May 22 '24	Sale	57.16	857	48,986	0	May 23
Cosgrove James F. Jr.	Director	Mar 06 '24	Buy	51.70	1,600	82,720	9,342	Mar 08
Ginegaw Lorrie Beth	VP, Human Resources, MBA	Dec 20 '23	Sale	71.05	300	21,315	355	Dec 20
Cosgrove James F. Jr.	Director	Dec 11 '23	Sale	66.83	1,352	90,360	7,742	Dec 13
Capko Robert John	PAO/Controller	Jun 13 '23	Sale	81.55	297	24,220	0	Jun 15
REINHARD WALTER G	Director	Jun 01 '23	Sale	79.80	576	45,965	0	Jun 05

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