York Water (YORW) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

York Water (NASDAQ: YORW) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 11/11/2026 – York Water had its price target raised by Freedom Broker from $31.00 to $33.40. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 11/10/2026 – York Water is now covered by Zacks Research. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 11/9/2026 – York Water is now covered by Huntington. They set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – York Water had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

York Water Price Performance

York Water stock traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $31.62. 3,319 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 140,185. The York Water Company has a 52-week low of $28.26 and a 52-week high of $34.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $31.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.09. The company has a market cap of $513.51 million, a P/E ratio of 19.05 and a beta of 0.52.

York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $24.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.60 million. York Water had a return on equity of 9.45% and a net margin of 29.07%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that The York Water Company will post 1.62 earnings per share for the current year.

York Water Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were paid a $0.2280 dividend. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. York Water’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other York Water news, CEO Joseph Hand sold 8,000 shares of York Water stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.28, for a total transaction of $266,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 35,308 shares in the company, valued at $1,175,050.24. The trade was a 18.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director David M. Velazquez purchased 1,288 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $31.07 per share, with a total value of $40,018.16. Following the purchase, the director owned 1,288 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,018.16. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders purchased 1,410 shares of company stock worth $44,024 over the last ninety days. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

The York Water Company is an investor-owned utility that provides water and wastewater services in south-central Pennsylvania. Its water operations include collecting, treating and distributing water to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company also provides wastewater collection and treatment services. Its service area is centered in York County and extends into parts of neighboring counties. Founded in 1816, York Water is widely recognized as one of the oldest investor-owned water utilities in the United States.