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Artesian Resources Corporation (ARTNA)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Newark, United States | NasdaqGS
35.32 USD -0.32 (-0.884%) ⇩ (Aug. 31, 2026, 9:31 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:49 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is cautiously constructive, driven by a clear technical breakout where the share price has decisively crossed above its 200-day moving average and is trading near recent highs. This momentum suggests a potential short-term rebound as buyers step in at these levels. However, the long-term investment case is significantly compromised by a deteriorating multi-year price trajectory; the stock has suffered three consecutive years of negative annual returns, signaling that the market is actively punishing the business despite the recent technical bounce. While the company maintains a respectable dividend yield and has recently increased payouts, the underlying fundamentals—specifically the negative free cash flow and modest return on equity—fail to support a 'buy and hold' thesis for investors seeking capital appreciation. The recent price surge appears to be a tactical relief rally rather than a fundamental reversal of the company's structural challenges.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.029685
AutoETS0.030718
AutoTheta0.032031
AutoARIMA0.039777

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 12.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.238
Excess Kurtosis -1.06
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 72.392
Revenue per Share 11.335
Market Cap 364,702,272
Trailing P/E 15.49
Forward P/E 16.90
Beta 0.32
Profit Margins 20.19%
Website https://www.artesianwater.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.92% 3.84% 3.53% 3.00%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-17 0.320000 0.915594
2026-05-15 0.320000 1.021059
2026-02-13 0.314000 0.930646
2025-11-14 0.314000 0.976672
2025-08-15 0.307000 0.936547
2025-05-16 0.307000 0.905071
2025-02-07 0.301000 0.991763
2024-11-15 0.301000 0.882957
2024-08-16 0.296000 0.802385
2024-05-16 0.296000 0.726380
2024-02-08 0.290000 0.813692
2023-11-15 0.290000 0.677728
2023-08-16 0.284000 0.603741
2023-05-18 0.284000 0.515333
2023-02-08 0.278000 0.480969
2022-11-10 0.278000 0.520307
2022-08-08 0.273000 0.508475
2022-05-06 0.273000 0.606667
2022-02-08 0.268000 0.573876
2021-11-05 0.268000 0.634770
2021-08-06 0.261000 0.657431
2021-05-06 0.261000 0.636896
2021-02-05 0.257000 0.643949
2020-11-06 0.257000 0.720898
2020-08-06 0.250000 0.709019
2020-05-07 0.250000 0.722335
2020-02-06 0.250000 0.668628
2019-11-07 0.250000 0.674946
2019-08-08 0.246000 0.683144
2019-05-09 0.246000 0.677686
2019-02-07 0.242000 0.666300
2018-11-13 0.242000 0.659760
2018-08-10 0.239000 0.653720
2018-05-11 0.239000 0.611879
2018-02-08 0.235000 0.696296
2017-11-10 0.235000 0.619073
2017-08-10 0.232000 0.622318
2017-05-11 0.232000 0.634573
2017-02-08 0.228000 0.758231
2016-11-07 0.228000 0.806509
2016-08-08 0.225000 0.702686
2016-05-12 0.225000 0.820569
2016-02-08 0.222000 0.757162
2015-11-05 0.222000 0.912079
2015-08-06 0.218000 0.994979
2015-05-07 0.218000 1.028787
2015-02-09 0.215000 0.997680
2014-11-05 0.215000 0.983982
2014-08-07 0.212000 0.990654
2014-05-08 0.212000 0.984673
2014-02-06 0.209000 0.965358
2013-11-06 0.209000 0.928476
2013-08-08 0.206000 0.924596
2013-05-08 0.206000 0.909091
2013-02-07 0.203000 0.915239
2012-11-07 0.203000 0.896643
2012-08-09 0.198000 0.892294
2012-05-07 0.198000 1.067385
2012-02-07 0.193000 1.002077
2011-11-08 0.193000 1.058694
2011-08-04 0.190000 1.061453
2011-05-06 0.190000 0.992167
2011-02-04 0.189000 0.977755
2010-11-04 0.189000 0.983863
2010-08-04 0.188000 1.026201
2010-05-05 0.188000 1.026201
2010-02-03 0.187000 1.096774
2009-11-06 0.187000 1.140244
2009-08-05 0.178000 1.077482
2009-05-07 0.178000 1.249123
2009-02-04 0.178000 1.152104
2008-11-07 0.178000 1.172595
2008-08-07 0.178000 1.047059
2008-05-08 0.178000 0.956989
2008-02-06 0.172000 0.921758
2007-11-06 0.172000 0.904787
2007-08-08 0.166000 0.865485
2007-05-08 0.166000 0.834171
2007-02-07 0.160000 0.821355
2006-11-08 0.160000 0.856531
2006-08-08 0.152000 0.779487
2006-05-08 0.152667 0.745202
2006-02-09 0.148667 0.748324
2005-11-08 0.148667 0.723323
2005-08-11 0.145333 0.675967
2005-05-12 0.145333 0.685964
2005-02-10 0.142000 0.770901
2004-11-08 0.142000 0.756661
2004-08-05 0.138667 0.855969
2004-05-06 0.138667 0.774388
2004-02-05 0.135333 0.731530
2003-11-06 0.135333 0.773626
2003-08-07 0.132000 0.792000
2003-05-08 0.132444 0.888488
2003-02-06 0.132444 0.966588
2002-11-06 0.128889 1.003808
2002-08-08 0.128889 1.000001
2002-05-10 0.128889 0.885767
2002-02-08 0.128889 0.928001
2001-11-07 0.124444 0.941173
2001-08-08 0.124444 1.088643
2001-05-10 0.122222 1.145831
2001-02-08 0.122222 1.089107
2000-11-06 0.122222 1.263458
2000-08-07 0.122222 1.215467
2000-05-08 0.122222 1.170211
2000-02-07 0.120000 1.000000
1999-11-04 0.120000 1.074627
1999-08-05 0.120000 1.136842
1999-05-05 0.115556 1.212833
1999-02-08 0.115556 0.962967
1998-11-09 0.113333 1.172410
1998-08-10 0.113333 1.324671
1998-05-07 0.102222 1.194802
1998-02-10 0.102222 1.210524
1997-11-07 0.102222 1.277775
1997-08-08 0.102222 1.210524
1997-05-12 0.102222 1.295772
1997-02-10 0.102222 1.304962
1996-11-06 0.102222 1.448816
1996-08-07 0.025778 0.374197
1996-05-10 0.102222 1.614032
1996-02-08 0.093333 1.527267
1995-11-08 0.080000 1.285714
1995-08-08 0.066667 1.132081
1995-05-04 0.066667 1.132081
1995-02-02 0.066667 1.132081
1994-11-03 0.066667 1.111117
1994-08-04 0.066667 1.224496
1994-05-05 0.066667 1.363643
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.27
dividendYield 3.56
exDividendDate 2026-08-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.255
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.035223126
lastDividendValue 0.32
lastDividendDate 2026-08-17
dividendDate 2026-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.08396709
Address1 664 Churchmans Road
All Time High 63.0
All Time Low 4.888889
Ask 35.58
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 27,260
Average Daily Volume3 Month 32,036
Average Volume 32,036
Average Volume10Days 27,260
Beta 0.32
Bid 35.5
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value 24.812
City Newark
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 35.315
Current Ratio 1.015
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 35.52
Day Low 35.315
Debt To Equity 72.392
Display Name Artesian Resources
Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Dividend Rate 1.27
Dividend Yield 3.56
Earnings Growth 0.044
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.045
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 51,417,000
Ebitda Margins 0.43967998
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.573
Enterprise To Revenue 4.649
Enterprise Value 543,646,336
Eps Forward 2.09
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 34.3762
Fifty Day Average Change 0.938797
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.027309503
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.396709
Fifty Two Week High 36.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.6850014
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.019027816
Fifty Two Week Low 30.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.8149986
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1578688
Fifty Two Week Range 30.5 - 36.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 767,539,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.91
Float Shares 9,406,252
Forward Eps 2.09
Forward P E 16.89713
Free Cashflow -18,503,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 272
Fullday Change -0.31500244
Fullday Change Percent -0.8840933
Fullday Price 35.315
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.49325
Gross Profits 57,682,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.041500002
Held Percent Institutions 0.57321
Implied Shares Outstanding 10,327,121
Industry Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Key utilities-regulated-water
Ir Website http://www.artesianwater.com/investor-relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Last Dividend Value 0.32
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,151,884,800
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Artesian Resources Corporation provides water, wastewater, and other services in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The company distributes and sells water to residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, municipal, and utility customers, as well as for public and private fire protection; and offers wastewater collection, treatment infrastructure, and wastewater services to customers. It also provides contract water and wastewater operations; water, sewer, and internal service line protection plans; and wastewater management services, as well as design, construction, and engineering services. In addition, the company offers services to other water utilities; owns real estate properties, including land for office buildings, a water treatment plant, and wastewater facility; and provides design, installation, maintenance, and repair services. As of December 31, 2025, it served customers in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania through 1,515 miles of transmission and distribution mains. Artesian Resources Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
Long Name Artesian Resources Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 364,702,272
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_251682
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 23,606,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 364,857,184
Open 35.52
Operating Cashflow 40,262,000
Operating Margins 0.35472
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.5502
Peg Ratio 3.54
Phone 302 453 6900
Previous Close 35.63
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4233031
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.1186328
Profit Margins 0.20186001
Quick Ratio 0.748
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.31500244
Regular Market Change Percent -0.8840933
Regular Market Day High 35.52
Regular Market Day Low 35.315
Regular Market Day Range 35.315 - 35.52
Regular Market Open 35.52
Regular Market Previous Close 35.63
Regular Market Price 35.315
Regular Market Time 1,788,183,080
Regular Market Volume 897
Return On Assets 0.027449999
Return On Equity 0.09421
Revenue Growth 0.074
Revenue Per Share 11.335
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 9,445,669
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0047999998
Shares Short 50,060
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 86,194
Short Name Artesian Resources Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0061000003
Short Ratio 1.62
Source Interval 15
State DE
Symbol ARTNA
Total Cash 9,804,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.949
Total Debt 185,495,008
Total Revenue 116,943,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.255
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.035223126
Trailing Eps 2.28
Trailing P E 15.489035
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 32.84925
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.4657478
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07506253
Type Disp Equity
Volume 897
Website https://www.artesianwater.com
Zip 19,702