Middlesex Water Company
MSEX
NASDAQ·Utilities·Regulated Water·Mkt cap $1.1B
$58.26
▼ -0.38%
P/E
32.19
Mkt Cap
$1.1B
52-Wk Range
$44.17–$62.18
52-Week Range
$44.17 - $62.18
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Up 9.7% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Established regulated utility status with predictable, rate-regulated revenue streams and customer base protection
- Over 125 years of operational history and infrastructure investment creating high barriers to entry
- Dual-segment business model providing revenue diversification and counter-cyclical growth opportunities
- Essential service nature of water utilities providing recession-resistant demand and stable cash flows
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.7).
Growth
Stable outlook
Aging water infrastructure replacement and system modernization requirements across service territories
Value
Fairly valued vs Water Utilities peers
Momentum
Strong
+10.7% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
2.47% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying MSEX right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 23, 2026
JUL 30, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.79 vs $0.66 consensus (+20.2% surprise). Revenue of $56.4M vs $54.5M expected (+3.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+20.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+22%
+9%
+0%
-2%
-0%
+10%
+14%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$55.1M
$47.1M
$44.3M
$49.3M
$54.1M
$47.0M
$48.7M
$56.4M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
32.4%
Profit
26.2%
Wall Street consensus
Analyst coverage
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
vs Industry
How MSEX stacks vs Regulated Water
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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