Middlesex Water Company (MSEX) is a Regulated Water company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $51.86. It has a SharesGrow Score of 64/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of MSEX = $46.67 (-10% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is MSEX = $54 (+3.2% upside).
Valuation: MSEX trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 23.2 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.58.
Financials: revenue is $195M, +6.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $43M, growing at +3.8%/yr. Net profit margin is 22% (strong). Gross margin is 39.2% (-12.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $419M against $494M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.85, moderate). Current ratio is 0.45 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 30.7%. Total assets: $1.4B.
Analyst outlook: 3 / 4 analysts rate MSEX as buy (75%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 72/100 (Pass), Growth 55/100 (Partial), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 35/100 (Fail), Future 67/100 (Pass), Income 85/100 (Pass).
