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ARTNA vs MSEX

Side-by-side comparison of Artesian Resources Corporation (ARTNA) and Middlesex Water Company (MSEX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ARTNA and MSEX operate in Water Supply (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MSEX is the larger of the two at $1.75B, about 3.8x ARTNA ($455.5M).
  • Over the past year, ARTNA is down 6.0% and MSEX is down 13.0% - ARTNA leads by 7.1 points.
  • MSEX has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for ARTNA).
  • MSEX has more recent analyst coverage (5 ratings vs 2 for ARTNA).
PerformanceARTNA-5.96%MSEX-13.01%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricARTNAMSEX
Company
Artesian Resources Corporation
Middlesex Water Company
Price
$32.05-0.22%
$53.41-1.69%
Market cap
$455.5M
$1.75B
1M return
+1.23%
+4.86%
1Y return
-5.96%
-13.01%
Industry
Water Supply
Water Supply
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
News (4w)
1
5
Recent ratings
2
5
ARTNA

Artesian Resources Corporation

Artesian Resources Corporation, through its subsidiaries, 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 in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; and offers wastewater collection, treatment infrastructure, and wastewater services to customers in Delaware. It also provides contract water and wastewater services; 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, including operations and billing functions; owns real estate properties, including land for office buildings, a water treatment plant, and wastewater facility; and provides design, installation, maintenance, and repair services related to existing or proposed storm water management systems. As of December 31, 2020, it served approximately 90,300 metered water customers in Delaware, 2,500 metered water customers in Maryland, and 40 customers in Pennsylvania through 1,368 miles of transmission and distribution mains. Artesian Resources Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.

MSEX

Middlesex Water Company

Middlesex Water Company owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems. It operates in two segments, Regulated and Non-Regulated. The Regulated segment collects, treats, and distributes water on a retail and wholesale basis to residential, commercial, industrial, and fire protection customers in parts of New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. This segment also includes regulated wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. The Non-Regulated segment provides non-regulated contract services for the operation and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware. The company was incorporated in 1896 and is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey.