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Middlesex Water Company (MSEX)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Iselin, United States | NasdaqGS
54.59 USD +0.68 (1.261%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 54.59
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is murky, caught between a modest statistical uptick and overwhelming defensive positioning. While the 45-day forecast model hints at a slight 1.7% gain, the options market screams caution, with put volume vastly outpacing call volume and implied volatility pricing in a sharp drop. This disconnect suggests smart money is hedging against a potential earnings miss or regulatory headwind despite the recent margin expansion. Long-term, the business faces a structural challenge. Despite a healthy 14% revenue growth and strong operating margins, the stock has endured four consecutive years of price declines. This persistent underperformance indicates the market views the current valuation as unjustified, likely due to concerns over capital intensity or regulatory constraints on rate hikes. The balance sheet is manageable, but the lack of a multi-year price recovery caps the investment thesis. The dividend remains a solid 2.7% yield with a sustainable payout ratio, offering income but failing to compensate for the capital destruction seen in the share price over the last few years.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.028178
AutoETS0.029922
AutoARIMA0.029989
MSTL0.033937

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 17.17
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.001
Excess Kurtosis 0.76
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 83.981
Revenue per Share 11.175
Market Cap 1,028,691,008
Trailing P/E 21.08
Forward P/E 18.26
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 23.26%
Website https://www.middlesexwater.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume relative to calls, creating a skewed IV profile where downside protection is significantly more expensive than upside speculation. Open interest clusters heavily at the $55 strike for both sides, acting as a psychological barrier, while significant put open interest sits at lower strikes ($40-$45), suggesting a fear of a deeper correction rather than just a range-bound grind.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.62% 2.69% 2.43% 2.06%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-17 0.36000 0.620476
2026-05-15 0.36000 0.716133
2026-02-17 0.36000 0.653595
2025-11-17 0.36000 0.697404
2025-08-15 0.34000 0.641752
2025-05-15 0.34000 0.595447
2025-02-18 0.34000 0.659938
2024-11-15 0.34000 0.507614
2024-08-15 0.32500 0.534012
2024-05-14 0.32500 0.566399
2024-02-14 0.32500 0.596221
2023-11-15 0.32500 0.494447
2023-08-10 0.31300 0.391740
2023-05-11 0.31300 0.430359
2023-02-13 0.31300 0.365569
2022-11-15 0.31300 0.341778
2022-08-11 0.29000 0.315389
2022-05-12 0.29000 0.321972
2022-02-11 0.29000 0.301080
2021-11-15 0.29000 0.274986
2021-11-10 0.29000 0.274777
2021-08-12 0.27300 0.257111
2021-05-13 0.27300 0.345438
2021-02-11 0.27300 0.335093
2020-11-12 0.27300 0.385648
2020-08-13 0.25600 0.376969
2020-05-14 0.25600 0.429386
2020-02-13 0.25600 0.368664
2019-11-14 0.25600 0.424544
2019-08-14 0.24000 0.400601
2019-05-14 0.24000 0.393572
2019-02-14 0.24000 0.434232
2018-11-14 0.24000 0.497203
2018-08-14 0.22400 0.474777
2018-05-14 0.22400 0.545809
2018-02-14 0.22400 0.608861
2017-11-08 0.22400 0.514706
2017-08-09 0.21100 0.552790
2017-05-10 0.21100 0.613016
2017-02-09 0.21100 0.597226
2016-11-08 0.21100 0.602169
2016-08-10 0.19900 0.522447
2016-05-11 0.19900 0.534372
2016-02-10 0.19900 0.701445
2015-11-09 0.19900 0.803067
2015-08-12 0.19300 0.838401
2015-05-13 0.19300 0.877273
2015-02-11 0.19300 0.869369
2014-11-12 0.19300 0.840592
2014-08-13 0.19000 0.934120
2014-05-13 0.19000 0.939664
2014-02-12 0.19000 0.962513
2013-11-13 0.19000 0.896649
2013-08-13 0.18800 0.878505
2013-05-13 0.18800 0.967078
2013-02-13 0.18800 0.947103
2012-11-13 0.18800 1.036955
2012-08-13 0.18500 0.975224
2012-05-11 0.18500 1.015925
2012-02-13 0.18500 0.983519
2011-11-10 0.18500 1.005982
2011-08-11 0.18300 1.013289
2011-05-12 0.18300 0.975480
2011-02-11 0.18300 0.981760
2010-11-10 0.18300 1.013850
2010-08-11 0.18000 1.088929
2010-05-12 0.18000 0.974553
2010-02-10 0.18000 1.089588
2009-11-10 0.18000 1.122194
2009-08-12 0.17800 1.204330
2009-05-13 0.17800 1.344411
2009-02-11 0.17800 1.076179
2008-11-12 0.17800 1.174142
2008-08-13 0.17500 0.951604
2008-05-13 0.17500 0.930851
2008-02-13 0.17500 0.929368
2007-11-13 0.17500 0.921053
2007-08-13 0.17300 0.918747
2007-05-11 0.17300 0.917772
2006-11-13 0.17300 0.937161
2006-08-11 0.17000 0.862944
2006-05-11 0.17000 0.922409
2006-02-13 0.17000 0.924415
2005-11-10 0.17000 0.842418
2005-08-11 0.16800 0.858457
2005-05-11 0.16800 0.885609
2005-02-11 0.16800 0.902256
2004-11-10 0.16800 0.875000
2004-08-11 0.16500 0.939636
2004-05-12 0.16500 0.828313
2004-02-12 0.16500 0.785340
2003-11-12 0.12375 0.596745
2003-08-13 0.16125 0.834951
2003-05-13 0.16125 0.959821
2003-02-12 0.16125 0.970217
2002-11-13 0.16125 0.977717
2002-08-13 0.15750 0.903226
2002-05-13 0.15750 0.808314
2002-02-13 0.15750 0.891720
2001-11-13 0.15750 0.943114
2001-08-13 0.15500 0.962733
2001-05-11 0.15500 0.982567
2001-02-13 0.15500 1.014315
2000-11-13 0.15500 1.122172
2000-08-11 0.15250 1.070175
2000-05-11 0.15250 1.089286
2000-02-11 0.15250 1.114155
1999-11-10 0.15250 0.938462
1999-08-12 0.14750 1.162562
1999-05-12 0.14750 1.348571
1999-02-11 0.14750 1.340909
1998-11-12 0.14750 1.229167
1998-08-12 0.14250 1.317919
1998-05-13 0.14250 1.381818
1998-02-12 0.14250 1.373494
1997-11-12 0.14250 1.561644
1997-08-13 0.14000 1.493333
1997-05-13 0.14000 1.671642
1997-02-12 0.14000 1.623188
1996-11-13 0.14000 1.555556
1996-08-13 0.13750 1.679389
1996-05-13 0.13750 1.692308
1996-02-13 0.13750 1.466667
1995-11-13 0.13750 1.571429
1995-08-11 0.13500 1.565217
1995-05-09 0.13500 1.687500
1995-02-09 0.13500 1.687500
1994-11-08 0.13500 1.521127
1994-08-09 0.13100 1.637500
1994-05-10 0.13100 1.541176
1994-02-09 0.13100 1.262651
1993-11-08 0.13100 1.232941
1993-08-10 0.12500 1.418440
1993-05-10 0.12500 1.449275
1993-02-08 0.12500 1.492537
1993-01-11 0.12500 1.428571
1992-11-06 0.12500 1.388889
1992-08-10 0.12000 1.371429
1992-05-11 0.12000 1.511811
1992-02-10 0.12000 1.627119
1991-11-08 0.12000 1.811321
1991-08-09 0.11750 1.807692
1991-05-09 0.11750 1.825243
1991-02-11 0.11750 2.000000
1990-11-08 0.11750 2.000000
1990-08-09 0.11500 1.896907
1990-05-09 0.11500 1.916667
1990-02-09 0.11500 1.821782
1989-11-09 0.11500 1.978495
1989-08-09 0.11125 1.728155
1989-05-09 0.11125 1.561404
1989-02-09 0.11125 1.663551
1988-11-08 0.11125 1.603604
1988-08-09 0.10750 1.592593
1988-05-09 0.10750 1.592593
1988-02-08 0.10750 1.791667
1987-11-06 0.10750 1.549550
1987-08-10 0.10375 1.418803
1987-05-11 0.10375 1.537037
1987-02-09 0.10375 1.418803
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.44
dividendYield 2.67
exDividendDate 2026-08-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.42
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026340196
lastDividendValue 0.36
lastDividendDate 2026-08-17
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.07514155
Address1 485C Route 1 South
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 121.43
All Time Low 1.40625
Ask 69.37
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 158,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 134,506
Average Volume 134,506
Average Volume10Days 158,700
Beta 0.735
Bid 38.71
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 27.654
City Iselin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.59
Current Ratio 0.497
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 54.67
Day Low 53.49
Debt To Equity 83.981
Display Name Middlesex Water
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 1.44
Dividend Yield 2.67
Earnings Growth 0.316
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.371
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 97,040,000
Ebitda Margins 0.47075
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.985
Enterprise To Revenue 7.054
Enterprise Value 1,454,164,096
Eps Current Year 2.67
Eps Forward 2.99
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 56.1942
Fifty Day Average Change -1.6041985
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.028547402
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.514155
Fifty Two Week High 62.18
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.59
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12206498
Fifty Two Week Low 44.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.420002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23590678
Fifty Two Week Range 44.17 - 62.18
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.79
Float Shares 18,339,117
Forward Eps 2.99
Forward P E 18.257524
Free Cashflow -28,346,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 395
Fullday Change 0.6800003
Fullday Change Percent 1.2613621
Fullday Price 54.59
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.53659
Gross Profits 110,614,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02327
Held Percent Institutions 0.88722
Implied Shares Outstanding 18,843,946
Industry Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Key utilities-regulated-water
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Last Dividend Value 0.36
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,069,027,200
Last Split Factor 4:3
Long Business Summary Middlesex Water Company owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems in the United States. It operates in two segments, Regulated and Non-Regulated. The company collects, treats, and distributes water on a retail and wholesale basis to residential, commercial, industrial, and fire protection customers; and provides regulated wastewater system. It also provides non-regulated contract services for the operation and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems. Middlesex Water Company was incorporated in 1896 and is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey.
Long Name Middlesex Water Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,028,691,008
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_288070
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 47,871,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,010,412,384
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 54.31
Operating Cashflow 58,641,000
Operating Margins 0.344
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.5483
Peg Ratio 18.45
Phone 732 634 1500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 54.59
Post Market Time 1,792,180,813
Previous Close 53.91
Price Eps Current Year 20.445692
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9740363
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.99023
Profit Margins 0.23256001
Quick Ratio 0.335
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.6800003
Regular Market Change Percent 1.2613621
Regular Market Day High 54.67
Regular Market Day Low 53.49
Regular Market Day Range 53.49 - 54.67
Regular Market Open 54.31
Regular Market Previous Close 53.91
Regular Market Price 54.59
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,801
Regular Market Volume 178,369
Return On Assets 0.02961
Return On Equity 0.097679995
Revenue Growth 0.143
Revenue Per Share 11.175
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 18,843,946
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0429
Shares Short 808,287
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 782,818
Short Name Middlesex Water Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0529
Short Ratio 6.49
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol MSEX
Target High Price 66.0
Target Low Price 56.0
Target Mean Price 61.0
Target Median Price 61.0
Total Cash 1,801,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.096
Total Debt 438,744,992
Total Revenue 206,140,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.42
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.026340196
Trailing Eps 2.59
Trailing P E 21.07722
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 53.9584
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.6315994
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.011705303
Type Disp Equity
Volume 178,369
Website https://www.middlesexwater.com
Zip 8,830