York Water

YORW

Market cap $449M

York Water has continuously paid a dividend to shareholders for more than 200 years. The water utility's recently filed rate case and incremental acquisitions could soon return it to growth. York Water maintains an A- S&P credit rating.

Both California Water Service and York Water have the potential to expand even further and efficiently serve their customers.

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York Water (YORW) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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The York Water Company's stock has given back its prior year-to-date gains, which presents another buying opportunity. The company has delivered more than 200 years of consecutive dividend payments and 29 years of dividend growth. Revenue growth is accelerating, and I expect EPS to rebound as interest rates start to decline.

For well over a century, Wall Street has been a stomping ground for wealth creation. Though real estate, commodities, and bonds have generated positive nominal returns for investors over time, no other asset class has come particularly close to matching the average annual return of stocks.

Water utilities like CWT, GWRS and YORW are poised to benefit from their strong customer base and systematic investments that enable them to serve customers efficiently during the summer months.

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York Water (YORW) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.35 per share a year ago.