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CWT vs MSEX
Side-by-side comparison of California Water Service Group (CWT) and Middlesex Water Company (MSEX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both CWT and MSEX operate in Water Supply (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- CWT is the larger of the two at $2.74B, about 2.8x MSEX ($994.0M).
- Over the past year, CWT is down 0.7% and MSEX is down 4.9% - CWT leads by 4.2 points.
- CWT has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for MSEX).
- CWT has more recent analyst coverage (12 ratings vs 5 for MSEX).
California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. It is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection. The company offers its services to approximately 492,600 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 5,300 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui and Hawaii; approximately 36,600 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 8,500 water and wastewater customer connections in the Belen, Los Lunas, Indian Hills, and Elephant Butte areas in New Mexico. It also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties to telecommunication companies; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers, as well as provides lab services. In addition, the company offers wastewater collection and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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.
Latest CWT
- California Water Service Earns G480 Platinum Certification for Water-Use Efficiency, Conservation Program
- Director Snow Lester A sold $48,400 worth of shares (1,100 units at $44.00), decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 18,316 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Krummel Thomas M sold $160,214 worth of shares (3,700 units at $43.30), decreasing direct ownership by 13% to 23,805 units (SEC Form 4)
- California Water Service Group filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- California Water Service Group filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- California Water Service Group Promotes Tamara S. Johnson to Vice President, California Operations and Gregory D. Shimansky to Vice President, Rates and Regulatory Affairs
- California Water Service Group Highlights Leadership in Environmental Stewardship and Corporate Citizenship in 2025 Sustainability Report
- TIME Names California Water Service Group One of the World's Most Impactful Companies
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by California Water Service Group
- California Water Service Group filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
Latest MSEX
- Middlesex Water Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- Middlesex Water Company Reports First Quarter 2026 Earnings
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Middlesex Water Company
- Middlesex Water Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Middlesex Water Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
- Middlesex Water Company to Report First Quarter 2026 Earnings on April 30
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Kaplan Tatyana
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Middlesex Water Company
- SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Middlesex Water Company
- SEC Form 4 filed by Simpson Georgia M