middlesex watr - MSEX

MSEX

Close Chg Chg %
51.56 -1.29 -2.50%

Closed Market

50.27

-1.29 (2.50%)

Volume: 109.55K

Last Updated:

May 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: middlesex watr - MSEX

MSEX Key Data

Open

$51.33

Day Range

50.24 - 51.43

52 Week Range

44.17 - 62.18

Market Cap

$966.97M

Shares Outstanding

18.62M

Public Float

17.62M

Beta

0.77

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

21.62

EPS

$2.41

Yield

269.65%

Dividend

$0.36

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

May 15, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

168.52K

 

MSEX Performance

1 Week
 
-2.50%
 
1 Month
 
-2.03%
 
3 Months
 
-9.24%
 
1 Year
 
-13.95%
 
5 Years
 
-36.95%
 

MSEX Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
Full Ratings ➔

About middlesex watr - MSEX

Middlesex Water Co. owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems. The firm's services include water production, treatment, & distribution, full service municipal contract operations, wastewater collection and treatment. It operates through two segments: Regulated and Non-Regulated. The Regulated segment serves residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. The Non-Regulated segment engages in business activities with developers, government entities and other customers. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Iselin, NJ.

MSEX At a Glance

Middlesex Water Co.
485C Route 1 South
Iselin, New Jersey 08830
Phone 1-732-634-1500 Revenue 194.69M
Industry Water Utilities Net Income 42.82M
Sector Utilities 2025 Sales Growth 1.468%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 395
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MSEX Valuation

P/E Current 21.62
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 21.393
Price to Sales Ratio 4.697
Price to Book Ratio 1.89
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 14.61
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 15.315
Enterprise Value to Sales 6.833
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.314

MSEX Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 492,896.203
Income Per Employee 108,410.127
Receivables Turnover 6.814
Total Asset Turnover 0.149

MSEX Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.445
Quick Ratio 0.365
Cash Ratio 0.03

MSEX Profitability

Gross Margin 39.185
Operating Margin 27.929
Pretax Margin 24.471
Net Margin 21.995
Return on Assets 3.268
Return on Equity 9.089
Return on Total Capital 4.691
Return on Invested Capital 5.103

MSEX Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 84.262
Total Debt to Total Capital 45.729
Total Debt to Total Assets 30.563
Long-Term Debt to Equity 77.062
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 41.709
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Annual Financials for Middlesex Watr - MSEX

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
162.43M 166.27M 191.88M 194.69M
Sales Growth
+13.48% +2.36% +15.40% +1.47%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
102.13M 108.31M 116.79M 118.40M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
27.48M 29.44M 28.04M 32.49M
Depreciation
23.03M 25.19M 24.43M 27.11M
Amortization of Intangibles
4.45M 4.25M 3.61M 5.38M
COGS Growth
+7.75% +6.05% +7.84% +1.38%
Gross Income
60.31M 57.97M 75.08M 76.29M
Gross Income Growth
+24.71% -3.88% +29.53% +1.61%
Gross Profit Margin
+37.13% +34.86% +39.13% +39.18%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
- - - -
-
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
- - - -
-
SGA Growth
- - - -
-
Other Operating Expense
18.21M 18.74M 21.87M 21.91M
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
42.10M 39.22M 53.21M 54.38M
Non Operating Income/Expense
12.94M 6.49M 12.07M 7.56M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
9.37M 13.14M 14.02M 14.29M
Interest Expense Growth
+15.44% +40.31% +6.70% +1.94%
Gross Interest Expense
10.29M 14.12M 14.53M 14.94M
Interest Capitalized
927.00K 975.00K 511.00K 640.00K
Pretax Income
45.67M 32.56M 51.26M 47.64M
Pretax Income Growth
+47.06% -28.69% +57.40% -7.05%
Pretax Margin
+28.12% +19.59% +26.71% +24.47%
Income Tax
3.24M 1.04M 6.91M 4.82M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
1.74M 3.95M 2.62M 4.26M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
1.50M (2.91M) 4.28M 612.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - 54.00K
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
42.43M 31.52M 44.35M 42.82M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
42.43M 31.52M 44.35M 42.82M
Net Income Growth
+16.11% -25.70% +40.69% -3.45%
Net Margin Growth
+26.12% +18.96% +23.11% +21.99%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
42.43M 31.52M 44.35M 42.82M
Preferred Dividends
120.00K 120.00K 112.00K 76.00K
Net Income Available to Common
42.31M 31.40M 44.24M 42.75M
EPS (Basic)
2.4043 1.771 2.4795 2.3622
EPS (Basic) Growth
+15.46% -26.34% +40.01% -4.73%
Basic Shares Outstanding
17.60M 17.73M 17.84M 18.10M
EPS (Diluted)
2.3925 1.7634 2.4651 2.3568
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+15.44% -26.29% +39.79% -4.39%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
17.71M 17.85M 17.95M 18.14M
EBITDA
69.58M 68.67M 81.25M 86.87M
EBITDA Growth
+15.94% -1.31% +18.33% +6.92%
EBITDA Margin
+42.83% +41.30% +42.34% +44.62%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 60.00
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 0.67
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 2.52
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.57 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 2.36 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.805
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 2
Mean Estimate 0.67 0.81 2.52 2.81
High Estimates 0.70 0.83 2.58 2.99
Low Estimate 0.64 0.78 2.46 2.62
Coefficient of Variance 6.33 4.39 3.37 9.33

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 0 0 0
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Middlesex Watr - MSEX

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 2, 2026 Georgia M. Simpson VP-IT 6,323 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 329,112.15
Apr 2, 2026 Robert J. Capko PAO & Controller 83 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 4,320.15
Apr 2, 2026 Robert J. Capko PAO & Controller 3,448 Other acquisition or disposition Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 179,468.40
Apr 2, 2026 Robert J. Capko PAO & Controller 3,641 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 189,514.05
Apr 2, 2026 Robert K. Fullagar President-NJ Operations 1,297 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 67,508.85
Apr 2, 2026 Robert K. Fullagar President-NJ Operations 6,433 Other acquisition or disposition Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 334,837.65
Apr 2, 2026 Robert K. Fullagar President-NJ Operations 7,319 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 380,953.95
Apr 2, 2026 Georgia M. Simpson VP-IT 1,057 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 55,016.85
Apr 2, 2026 Georgia M. Simpson VP-IT 5,564 Other acquisition or disposition Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 289,606.20
Apr 2, 2026 Jay L. Kooper VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 878 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 45,699.90
Apr 2, 2026 Jay L. Kooper VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 6,691 Other acquisition or disposition Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 348,266.55
Apr 2, 2026 Jay L. Kooper VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 7,450 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 387,772.50
Apr 2, 2026 Lorrie Beth Ginegaw VP, Human Resources 4,593 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 239,065.65
Apr 2, 2026 Lorrie Beth Ginegaw VP, Human Resources 5,428 Other acquisition or disposition Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 282,527.40
Apr 2, 2026 Lorrie Beth Ginegaw VP, Human Resources 6,251 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $52.05 per share 325,364.55
Mar 17, 2026 Joshua Bershad Director 230,698 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Mar 4, 2026 Nadine Leslie President, CEO 7,129 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $54.55 per share 388,886.95
Mar 4, 2026 Nadine Leslie President, CEO 6,677 Other acquisition or disposition Non-derivative transaction at $54.55 per share 364,230.35

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