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Middlesex Water vs Essential Utilities (MSEX vs WTRG)
The two stocks side by side, as of the latest close. Performance is rebased to 100 at the start of the window.
Over the past year Middlesex Water (MSEX) returned +12.8% and Essential Utilities (WTRG) +14.5%; so far this year the figures are +18.7% and +18.5%.
Essential Utilities is the larger company by market value, about 11.3 times the size of Middlesex Water.
On trailing earnings, MSEX trades at 21.6 times and WTRG at 8.3 times.
Revenue grew +8.9% at MSEX and +9.2% at WTRG over the last year.
MSEX yields 2.41%. WTRG yields 3.06%.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| MSEX | WTRG | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.87 | $45.45 |
| 1-day | +0.62% | -1.30% |
| YTD | +18.74% | +18.48% |
| 1 year | +12.81% | +14.54% |
| 3 years | -6.37% | +35.07% |
| Market cap | $1.1B | $13.0B |
| P/E | 21.6 | 8.3 |
| P/S | 5.40 | 5.01 |
| P/B | 2.09 | 1.83 |
| Revenue growth | +8.90% | +9.20% |
| EPS growth | +15.90% | -2.70% |
| Gross margin % | — | — |
| Net margin % | 24.5 | 40.8 |
| ROE % | 9.5 | 14.9 |
| Debt / equity | 0.73 | 1.20 |
| FCF yield % | 6.1 | 15.9 |
| Dividend yield % | 2.41 | 3.06 |
| Beta | -0.14 | -0.44 |
| RSI (14) | 71.3 | 70.5 |
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