Utilities
Middlesex Water Company(MSEX)
Live Price
Offline$52.95
+0.93% today
1Y Change
-4.62%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $950.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +1.5%
- EPS Growth
- -4.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.7%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Middlesex Water Company (MSEX) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $950.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $52.95 and down 4.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.5%, EPS growth of -4.8%, a dividend yield of 2.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.5%, EPS -4.8%, free cash flow -112.4% with operating margin 28.1% and ROIC 4.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.7%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 21.0 and price/sales 4.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MSEX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+1.5% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+28.1% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
21.0 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +1.5% and EPS is at -4.8%, with operating margin around 28.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | +0.3% | +1.0% | +3.8% |
2026 Feb 19, 2026 | -6.1% | -0.6% | -1.4% | -6.4% |
2025 Oct 31, 2025 | -10.5% | -13.1% | -6.8% | -10.8% |
Benchmark Edge
MSEX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MSEX
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MSEX Max Drawdown
-21.58%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MSEX and SPY.
Company Overview
Middlesex Water Company
NASDAQ Global Select
Middlesex Water Company owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems. It operates in two segments, Regulated and Non-Regulated. The Regulated segment collects, treats, and distributes water on a retail and wholesale basis to residential, commercial, industrial, and fire protection customers, as well as provides regulated wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. The Non-Regulated segment provides non-regulated contract services for the operation and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. The company was incorporated in 1896 and is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey.
- Leadership
- Nadine Duchemin-Leslie
- IPO Date
- Feb 21, 1973
- Employees
- 360
- Street Address
- 485C Route 1 South
- Mailing
- Iselin, NJ, 08830
- Region
- Iselin, NJ, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 732 634 1500
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 21.0
- EV/EBITDA
- 15.8
- Price/Sales
- 4.8
- Price/Book
- 1.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +1.5%
- EPS
- -4.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -112.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 33.3%
- Operating Margin
- 28.1%
- Net Margin
- 22.1%
- ROE
- 9.1%
- ROIC
- 4.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.84
- Current Ratio
- 0.39
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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