Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage of Artesian Resources with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $55.00

Janney initiated coverage of Artesian Resources with a rating of Buy

NEWARK, Del., Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 2% increase in the quarterly common stock dividend, a 4% increase for the year. This increase will raise the quarterly dividend to $0.3014 per share on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock, lifting the annualized dividend rate to $1.2056 per share payable November 25, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2024. "Artesian has remained focused on delivering value to our shareholders while providing high quality water service and environmentally sound wastewater services to our customers," said Dia

NEWARK, Del., Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA), a leading provider on the Delmarva Peninsula of water and wastewater services, and a number of other related business services, today announced third quarter and year-to-date results for 2024.   Third Quarter Results Net income was $6.8 million, a $1.7 million, or 34.4%, increase compared to net income recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Diluted net income per share was $0.66 compared to $0.49 for the same period in 2023. Revenues totaled $29.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, $2.6 million, or 9.7%, more than revenues for the three months ended Septemb

NEWARK, Del., Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA), a leading provider on the Delmarva Peninsula of water and wastewater services, and a number of other related business services, today announced second quarter and year-to-date results for 2024.   Second Quarter Results Net income was $5.3 million, a $0.9 million, or 19.9%, increase compared to net income recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Diluted net income per share was $0.52, an 18.2% increase compared to $0.44 for the same period in 2023. Revenues totaled $27.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, $2.2 million, or 8.6%, more than revenues for the three months en

NEWARK, Del., Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.2955 per share is payable August 27, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 16, 2024, providing an annualized dividend of $1.182 per share. This is Artesian's 127th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. About Artesian Resources Artesian Resources Corporation operates as a holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water and wastewater services, and related business services, on t

NEWARK, Del., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announces today that its Board of Directors has approved a 2% increase in the quarterly dividend per share on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock, raising the annualized dividend to $1.182 per share. The quarterly dividend rate of $0.2955 per share is payable May 28, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2024. "This is Artesian's 126th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders and 28th consecutive year of increased dividends. This record of consistency demonstrates continued success in achieving our long-term strategic objectives of proactively inv

NEWARK, Del., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA), a leading provider on the Delmarva Peninsula of water and wastewater services, and a number of other related business services, today announced earnings results for the first quarter of 2024.   First Quarter Results Net income was $4.4 million, a $0.7 million, or 19.1%, increase compared to net income recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Diluted net income per share increased 10.3% to $0.43, compared to $0.39 for the same period in 2023. Revenues totaled $24.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, $2.0 million, or 9.1%, more than revenues for the three months ende

NEWARK, De., April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA), a leading provider of water and wastewater services, and a number of other related core business services, on the Delmarva Peninsula, today announced that its 2023 Annual Report is available electronically to shareholders through its website at https://www.artesianwater.com/investor-relations/annual-report/. If any shareholder would like to receive a print copy of the 2023 Annual Report, they can request one free of charge by writing or calling Artesian Resources Corporation, 664 Churchmans Road, Newark, Delaware 19702, Attention Laura Slayman (Phone Number: 302-453-6900). About Artesian Resourc

NEWARK, Del., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA), a leading provider of water and wastewater services, and related services, on the Delmarva Peninsula, today announced earnings results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. Year End Results Net income was $16.7 million, a $1.3 million, or 7.2%, decrease compared to net income recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. Diluted net income per share decreased to $1.67, compared to $1.90 for the same period in 2022. Revenues totaled $98.9 million for both the year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively: Water sales revenue increased

NEWARK, Del., Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.2897 per share is payable February 23, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 9, 2024, providing a $1.1588 annualized dividend rate. This is Artesian's 125th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. About Artesian Resources Artesian Resources Corporation operates as a holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water and wastewater services, and related business services, on the De

NEWARK, Del., Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA), a leading provider of water and wastewater services, and related services, on the Delmarva Peninsula, today announced third quarter and year-to-date results for 2023. Third Quarter Results Revenues totaled $26.6 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 respectively.    Other utility operating revenue increased approximately $0.4 million, or 13.9%, primarily due to an increase in wastewater revenue associated   with additional customers served and the timing of industrial wastewater revenue.    Water sales revenue decreased $0.1 million, or 0.3%, primar

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Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) reported quarterly earnings of $0.43 per share which met the analyst consensus estimate. This is a 10.26 percent increase over earnings of $0.39 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $24.54 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $24.00 million by 2.27 percent. This is a 9.11 percent increase over sales of $22.50 million the same period last year.

Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) reported its Q4 earnings results on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 04:56 PM. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement. Earnings Artesian Resources beat estimated earnings by 10.0%, reporting an EPS of $0.34 versus an estimate of $0.31. Revenue was down $572 thousand from the same period last year. Past Earnings Performance Last quarter the company missed on EPS by $0.11 which was followed by a 1.0% drop in the share price the next day. Here's a look at Artesian Resources's past performance: Quarter Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 EPS Estimate 0.60 0.37 0.50 0.27 EPS Actual 0.49 0.44 0.39 0.24 Revenue Estimate 27.00M 26.00M 23.00M 23

Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) reported quarterly earnings of $0.34 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.31 by 9.68 percent. This is a 41.67 percent increase over earnings of $0.24 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $24.55 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $26.00 million by 5.60 percent. This is a 2.28 percent decrease over sales of $25.12 million the same period last year.

Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA). What's Happening The company announced on Monday that it would pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 28.97 cents per share. On Thursday, Artesian Resources will go ex-dividend, meaning the stock will trade lower to reflect that payout. In other words, the stock will likely open 28.97 cents lower than it would have opened on any other day. In order to be eligible to receive a company's dividend, shareholders must own the stock prior to the ex-dividend date—in this case, Thursday. Shareholders who own ARTNA as of the end of Wednesday's session are eligible to receive t

By the end of today, November 24, 2023, Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) is set to deliver a dividend payout of $0.29 per share, equating to an annualized dividend yield of 2.75%. The company's dividend payout went ex-dividend on November 15, 2023, so only the investors that owned the stock prior to the ex-dividend date will receive this payout. Artesian Resources Recent Dividend Payouts table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; } th, td { padding: 8px; text-align: left; } th { background-color: #293a5a;

Tuesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA). What's Happening The company announced on Monday that it would pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 28.97 cents per share. On Wednesday, Artesian Resources will go ex-dividend, meaning the stock will trade lower to reflect that payout. In other words, the stock will likely open 28.97 cents lower than it would have opened on any other day. In order to be eligible to receive a company's dividend, shareholders must own the stock prior to the ex-dividend date—in this case, Wednesday. Shareholders who own ARTNA as of the end of Tuesday's session are eligible to receive the

Artesian Resources (NASDAQ:ARTNA) reported quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.60 by 18.33 percent. This is a 24.62 percent decrease over earnings of $0.65 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $26.57 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $27.00 million by 1.59 percent. This is a 0.05 percent decrease over sales of $26.58 million the same period last year.

NEWARK, Del., Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 2% increase in the quarterly common stock dividend, a 4% increase for the year. This increase will raise the quarterly dividend to $0.3014 per share on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock, lifting the annualized dividend rate to $1.2056 per share payable November 25, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2024. "Artesian has remained focused on delivering value to our shareholders while providing high quality water service and environmentally sound wastewater services to our customers," said Dia

NEWARK, Del., Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.2955 per share is payable August 27, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 16, 2024, providing an annualized dividend of $1.182 per share. This is Artesian's 127th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. About Artesian Resources Artesian Resources Corporation operates as a holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water and wastewater services, and related business services, on t

NEWARK, Del., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announces today that its Board of Directors has approved a 2% increase in the quarterly dividend per share on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock, raising the annualized dividend to $1.182 per share. The quarterly dividend rate of $0.2955 per share is payable May 28, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2024. "This is Artesian's 126th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders and 28th consecutive year of increased dividends. This record of consistency demonstrates continued success in achieving our long-term strategic objectives of proactively inv

NEWARK, Del., Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.2897 per share is payable February 23, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 9, 2024, providing a $1.1588 annualized dividend rate. This is Artesian's 125th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. About Artesian Resources Artesian Resources Corporation operates as a holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water and wastewater services, and related business services, on the De

NEWARK, Del., Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 2% increase in the quarterly common stock dividend. This increase will raise the quarterly dividend to $0.2897 per share on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock, lifting the annualized dividend rate to $1.1588 per share payable November 24, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 16, 2023. "Artesian has remained focused on our strategic capital investment programs and continuing to provide value to our Shareholders," said Dian C. Taylor, Chair, President and CEO. "I am pleased to announce the second i

NEWARK, Del., Aug. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.284 per share is payable August 25, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2023. This marks Artesian's 123rd consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. About Artesian Resources Artesian Resources Corporation operates as a holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water and wastewater services, and related services, on the Delmarva Peninsula. Artesian Water Company, the principal

NEWARK, Del., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors approved a 2% increase in the quarterly dividend per share on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock, which raises the annualized dividend rate to $1.136 per share. The quarterly dividend rate of $0.284 per share is payable May 26, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 19, 2023. "I am pleased to share that Artesian's Board of Directors has authorized a 2% increase in the quarterly dividend. We continue to focus on our long-term strategic objectives; successfully growing our customer base, service area and revenues,

NEWARK, Del., March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA), a leading provider of water and wastewater services, and a number of other related core business services, on the Delmarva Peninsula, today announced earnings results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. Increased revenues by 8.8% and net income by 7.0% in 2022Increased annualized shareholder dividends by 4.0% in 2022Paid dividends to shareholders for 121 consecutive quarters and increased dividends for the 26th consecutive yearInvested $48.5 million in 2022 in water and wastewater infrastructureAcquired Tidewater Environmental Services, Inc. (TESI) more than doublin

NEWARK, Del., Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.2784 is payable February 23, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 9, 2023. This is the 121st consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. About Artesian Resources Artesian Resources Corporation operates as a holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water and wastewater services, and related core business services, on the Delmarva Peninsula. Artesian Water Company, the principal sub

NEWARK, Del., Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors approved today a 2% increase in the quarterly dividend per share on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock, which raises the annualized dividend rate to $1.1136 per share. The quarterly dividend rate of $0.2784 is payable November 23, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 14, 2022. "Artesian continued to see strong financial results through the third quarter of 2022, and we remain committed to our focus on strategic growth while increasing value to our shareholders," said Dian C. Taylor, Chair and CEO. This