MSEX Middlesex Water Company

QT54

Latest market price

58.33

+1.54+2.71%

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MSEXQT54Middlesex Water Company·NASDAQ

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58.33+2.71%

News

Up 2.7% — Emerson Among 14 Dividend Growth Companies To Announce Annual Dividend Increases In First Half Of November (seekingalpha.com).

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Signal & projected range

Earnings big beat — drift (PEAD)Historical pattern — not a prediction

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Snapshot

Index	—	P/E	20.98	EPS (ttm)	2.78	Insider Own	2.61%	Shs Outstand	18.84M	Perf Week	3.81%

Market Cap	1.10B	Forward P/E	21.19	EPS next Y	2.75	Insider Trans	-0.13%	Shs Float	18.34M	Perf Month	8.91%

Enterprise Value	1.53B	PEG	2.91	EPS next Q	0.49			Short Float	3.99%	Perf Quarter	1.21%

Income	53.00M	P/S	5.18	EPS this Y	14.55%			Short Ratio	5.52	Perf Half Y	13.77%

Sales	212.00M	P/B	2.00	EPS next Y	1.85%	ROA	3.57%	Short Interest	730.97K	Perf YTD	15.69%

Book/sh	29.13	P/C	—	EPS next 5Y	7.20%	ROE	10.06%	52W High	59.80 -2.46%	Perf Year	2.48%

Cash/sh	0.11	P/FCF	78.51	EPS past 3/5Y	-0.42% 1.60%	ROIC	4.15%	52W Low	44.17 32.06%	Perf 3Y	-9.10%

Dividend Est.	1.52 (2.61%)	EV/EBITDA	15.04	Sales past 3/5Y	6.38% 6.55%	Gross Margin	44.77%	Volatility	2.74% 2.14%	Perf 5Y	-46.49%

Dividend TTM	1.44 (2.47%)	EV/Sales	7.24	EPS Y/Y TTM	—	Oper. Margin	30.53%	ATR (14)	1.32	Perf 10Y	70.81%

Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 16, 2026	Quick Ratio	0.42	Sales Y/Y TTM	9.28%	Profit Margin	24.50%	RSI (14)	68.72	Recom	2.25

Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	5.28% 5.79%	Current Ratio	0.51	EPS Q/Q	23.38%	SMA20	6.71%	Beta	0.69	Target Price	65.00

Payout	51.63%	Debt/Eq	0.80	Sales Q/Q	11.11%	SMA50	5.09%	Rel Volume	1.65	Prev Close	56.79

Employees	395	LT Debt/Eq	0.72	Earnings	Feb 25	SMA200	7.65%	Avg Volume	132.94K	Price	58.33

IPO Date	Feb 21, 1973	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	16.33% 0.51%	Net Debt/EBITDA	4.26	Volume	219,930	Change	2.71%

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· Times ET

Oct-31-26

Oct-31-2609:38PM

Emerson Among 14 Dividend Growth Companies To Announce Annual Dividend Increases In First Half Of Novemberseekingalpha.com

Oct-29-26

Oct-29-2604:05PM

Middlesex Water Company Reports Third Quarter 2026 Earningsglobenewswire.com

Oct-28-26

Oct-28-2606:00AM

Dividend Announcements: October 17-23, 2026 (Part 1 Of 2)seekingalpha.com

Oct-27-26

Oct-27-2610:50AM

NW Natural vs. Middlesex Water: Which Dividend Is Safer for Retirement?247wallst.com

Oct-25-26

Oct-25-2610:55PM

Best Dividend Kings: October 2026SeekingAlpha

06:00PM

Middlesex Water, MetroCity Bankshares and Kontoor Brands Raised Their Dividends. Which Raise Is Built to Last?247wallst.com

Oct-23-26

Oct-23-2604:05PM

Middlesex Water Company Increases Common Dividend by 5.56%globenewswire.com

Oct-20-26

Oct-20-2612:02PM

Middlesex Water Company Names Rebecca Stenholm Vice President of Communications and Corporate Affairsglobenewswire.com

Oct-15-26

Oct-15-2604:05PM

Middlesex Water Company to Report Third Quarter 2026 Earnings on October 29globenewswire.com

Oct-13-26

Oct-13-2603:12PM

Consolidated Edison Stock And 2 Utilities With Inflation Linked RevenueYahoo

10:09AM

Middlesex Water: Slow And Steady Growth At A Discountseekingalpha.com

Oct-04-26

Oct-04-2607:07PM

ExxonMobil, Visa Among 16 Dividend Growth Companies To Announce Annual Dividend Increases In OctoberSeekingAlpha

Sep-28-26

Sep-28-2602:01AM

Top 3 Utilities Stocks That Could Blast Off In Q3Benzinga

Sep-26-26

Sep-26-2607:45AM

Best Dividend Kings: September 2026seekingalpha.com

Sep-18-26

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The Dividend Kings Ranked By Quality Scores (September 2026)seekingalpha.com

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	212	195	192	166	—	—	—	—	—
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A	117	118	92	83	—	—	—	—	—
Gross Profit	95	76	100	83	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Research and Development	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Other Operating Expense	30	22	46	44	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Income	64	54	53	39	—	—	—	—	—
Interest Expense	15	14	13	11	—	—	—	—	—
Unusual Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-Operating Income (Expense)	8	8	11	4	—	—	—	—	—
Net Income Before Taxes	58	48	51	33	—	—	—	—	—
Income Taxes	6	5	7	1	—	—	—	—	—
Consolidated Net Income	53	43	44	32	—	—	—	—	—
Net Income From Continuing Operations	53	43	44	32	—	—	—	—	—
Net Income	53	43	44	32	—	—	—	—	—
EPS (Recurring)	2.79	2.36	2.48	1.77	—	—	—	—	—
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)	2.79	2.36	2.48	1.77	—	—	—	—	—
EPS (Diluted)	2.78	2.36	2.47	1.76	—	—	—	—	—
EBITDA	102	94	92	73	—	—	—	—	—
Other After Tax Adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock Option Compensation Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Earnings Ratio	20.98	21.36	21.31	37.28	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Sales Ratio	5.23	4.65	4.93	7.12	—	—	—	—	—
Gross Margin	44.81	38.97	52.08	50.00	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Margin	30.19	27.69	27.60	23.49	—	—	—	—	—
Net Margin	25.00	22.05	22.92	19.28	—	—	—	—	—
Shares Outstanding	19	18	18	18	—	—	—	—	—
Market Capitalization	1,108	908	947	1,181	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Lease Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Insider Trading Volume

Insider Trading

Insider	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Ginegaw Lorrie Beth	VP, Human Resources	Aug 07 '26	Sale	57.61	615	35,430	3,978	Aug 07
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

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