On Oct. 22, Middlesex Water Co. (NASDAQ:MSEX) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend payable on December 1, 2014 for shareholders of record as of November 14, 2014. The Board of Directors also approved an increase in the Company's quarterly cash dividend from $0.1900 to $0.1925 per share. The new dividend rate represents the 42nd consecutive year that Middlesex Water has raised the dividend on its common stock. This increase raises the annual dividend to $0.77 from $0.76 per share of common stock. Middlesex Water Co. (NASDAQ:MSEX) ended the last trading day at $22.52. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.44% and price to cash ratio as 70.92. Middlesex Water Co. (NASDAQ:MSEX) showed a weekly performance of 1.53%.