Head to head
Middlesex Water vs American Water Works
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: MSEX · AWK
MSEX
Middlesex Water
52.91-0.44%
1-year price shape — -1% over the period
Quant Rating B · 75/100
vs
AWK
American Water Works
126.63-0.59%
1-year price shape — -8% over the period
Quant Rating D · 32/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Middlesex Water edges it on the scoreable measures. Middlesex Water has the highest Quant Rating (75); Middlesex Water has done best over the past year (-1%); Middlesex Water trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| MSEX | AWK | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Utilities - Regulated Water | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Last price | 52.91 | 126.63 |
| Change today | -0.44% | -0.59% |
| 1-year return | -0.5% | -8.2% |
| Market cap | $996.94M | $25.16B |
| 52-week range | 43.01 – 60.55 | 118.81 – 142.37 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 20.43 | 21.95 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 1st | 21st |
| P/B | 1.91 | 2.16 |
| Dividend yield | 2.68% | 2.67% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 2.36 | 5.69 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $44.47M | $1.13B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $206.14M | $5.28B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +14.3% | +6.2% |
| Gross margin | 53.7% | 61.3% |
| Operating margin | 29.2% | 36.9% |
| Net margin | 23.2% | 21.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-40.55M | $-1.22B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 84.3% | 105.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 35 buy / 15 sell | 33 buy / 15 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (1) | 17% buy / 67% hold / 17% sell (6) |
| Analyst price target | $66 (+25%) | $143 (+13%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (75) | D (32) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 395 | 7,000 |
| Founded | 1897 | 1886 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.