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Michael Gaugler's Stock Ratings
Janney Montgomery Scott Analyst
Michael Gaugler is an analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott. Analyst ratings are quantitative and qualitative analysis of a stock by Wall Street stock rating analysts. Stock ratings consist of expected future growth, current stock valuation and macroeconomic trends. Updated 12/15/2025
Updated: Dec 15, 2025
Overall Average Return
11.3%
Smart Score
Overall Average Return Percentile
61st
Number of Ratings
112
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| 11/24/2025 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | 15.33% | → $79 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 11/10/2025 | AQN | Buy Now | Algonquin Power | $6.16 | 13.64% | $6 → $7 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 10/27/2025 | WTRG | Buy Now | Essential Utilities | $38.31 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 10/21/2025 | WBI | Buy Now | WaterBridge Infr | $20.70 | 15.94% | → $24 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 10/13/2025 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/12/2025 | MSEX | Buy Now | Middlesex Water | $53.25 | 23.94% | → $66 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/04/2025 | MSEX | Buy Now | Middlesex Water | $53.25 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/17/2024 | SR | Buy Now | Spire | $83.70 | -12.78% | → $73 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/05/2024 | AQN | Buy Now | Algonquin Power | $6.16 | -2.6% | → $6 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/05/2024 | NWN | Buy Now | Northwest Natural Hldg | $46.88 | -8.28% | $36 → $43 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/08/2024 | AGR | Buy Now | Avangrid | — | — | — | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert | |
| 01/31/2024 | NWN | Buy Now | Northwest Natural Hldg | $46.88 | -16.81% | → $39 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/14/2023 | CWCO | Buy Now | Consolidated Water Co | $36.19 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/28/2023 | CWT | Buy Now | California Water Servs Gr | $43.90 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/06/2023 | CWCO | Buy Now | Consolidated Water Co | $36.19 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/07/2023 | CWCO | Buy Now | Consolidated Water Co | $36.19 | -33.68% | → $24 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/17/2023 | CWCO | Buy Now | Consolidated Water Co | $36.19 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/09/2023 | SJI | Buy Now | South Jersey Indus | — | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 11/16/2022 | CWCO | Buy Now | Consolidated Water Co | $36.19 | -44.74% | → $20 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 11/01/2022 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | 39.39% | $183 → $185 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 09/19/2022 | GWRS | Buy Now | Global Water Resources | $8.52 | 99.53% | → $17 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 09/14/2022 | CWCO | Buy Now | Consolidated Water Co | $36.19 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/24/2022 | MSEX | Buy Now | Middlesex Water | $53.25 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 06/24/2022 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 02/24/2022 | AGR | Buy Now | Avangrid | — | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 10/25/2021 | ARTNA | Buy Now | Artesian Resources | $32.17 | 70.97% | → $55 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 08/04/2021 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | 36.38% | $159 → $181 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/14/2021 | MSEX | Buy Now | Middlesex Water | $53.25 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/04/2021 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | 19.8% | → $159 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/02/2021 | MSEX | Buy Now | Middlesex Water | $53.25 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 10/13/2020 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/07/2020 | CWCO | Buy Now | Consolidated Water Co | $36.19 | -61.32% | $17 → $14 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/03/2020 | XYL | Buy Now | Xylem | $137.60 | -51.31% | $63 → $67 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/13/2020 | KWR | Buy Now | Quaker Houghton | $137.41 | 12.8% | $157 → $155 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/12/2020 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | 41.61% | → $97 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/01/2020 | CWT | Buy Now | California Water Servs Gr | $43.90 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/14/2020 | XYL | Buy Now | Xylem | $137.60 | -54.22% | $77 → $63 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/08/2020 | IEX | Buy Now | IDEX | $177.19 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/06/2020 | UTL | Buy Now | Unitil | $49.75 | 24.62% | → $62 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/04/2020 | AWR | Buy Now | American States Water | $73.73 | 26.14% | → $93 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 01/30/2020 | IEX | Buy Now | IDEX | $177.19 | — | — | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert | |
| 01/22/2020 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/20/2019 | CPK | Buy Now | Chesapeake Utilities | $126.90 | -15.68% | $95 → $107 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/02/2019 | WTS | Buy Now | Watts Water Technologies | $279.25 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/28/2019 | UTL | Buy Now | Unitil | $49.75 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/07/2019 | KWR | Buy Now | Quaker Houghton | $137.41 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/08/2019 | MSEX | Buy Now | Middlesex Water | $53.25 | 23.94% | $58 → $66 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/06/2019 | WTS | Buy Now | Watts Water Technologies | $279.25 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/03/2019 | XYL | Buy Now | Xylem | $137.60 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/02/2019 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | -8.83% | $102 → $121 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert | |
| 02/11/2019 | WTS | Buy Now | Watts Water Technologies | $279.25 | -70.28% | $81 → $83 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/29/2019 | KWR | Buy Now | Quaker Houghton | $137.41 | — | — | Assumes | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/17/2018 | CPK | Buy Now | Chesapeake Utilities | $126.90 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 11/05/2018 | MSEX | Buy Now | Middlesex Water | $53.25 | -0.47% | → $53 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 11/02/2018 | CPK | Buy Now | Chesapeake Utilities | $126.90 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 10/25/2018 | IEX | Buy Now | IDEX | $177.19 | -15.91% | → $149 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 09/24/2018 | CPK | Buy Now | Chesapeake Utilities | $126.90 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/10/2018 | SJW | Buy Now | SJW Gr | — | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 08/13/2018 | AP | Buy Now | Ampco-Pittsburgh | $3.60 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/13/2018 | KWR | Buy Now | Quaker Houghton | $137.41 | 23.72% | → $170 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/22/2018 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/09/2018 | MSEX | Buy Now | Middlesex Water | $53.25 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/16/2018 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/12/2018 | SBS | Buy Now | Companhia De Saneamento | $24.49 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/14/2018 | WTS | Buy Now | Watts Water Technologies | $279.25 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 02/02/2018 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/26/2017 | UTL | Buy Now | Unitil | $49.75 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 11/22/2017 | NJR | Buy Now | New Jersey Resources | $46.63 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 11/03/2017 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/09/2017 | AP | Buy Now | Ampco-Pittsburgh | $3.60 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/28/2017 | SJW | Buy Now | SJW Gr | — | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/21/2017 | RXN | Buy Now | Rexnord | — | — | → $27 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/02/2017 | IEX | Buy Now | IDEX | $177.19 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/22/2017 | AGR | Buy Now | Avangrid | — | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 01/18/2017 | AP | Buy Now | Ampco-Pittsburgh | $3.60 | — | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/20/2016 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 11/02/2016 | XYL | Buy Now | Xylem | $137.60 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 09/16/2016 | WTS | Buy Now | Watts Water Technologies | $279.25 | -77.44% | → $63 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/08/2016 | CPK | Buy Now | Chesapeake Utilities | $126.90 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 08/05/2016 | AWR | Buy Now | American States Water | $73.73 | — | — | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/03/2016 | SBS | Buy Now | Companhia De Saneamento | $24.49 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/01/2016 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/19/2016 | IEX | Buy Now | IDEX | $177.19 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 06/21/2016 | IEX | Buy Now | IDEX | $177.19 | — | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 04/19/2016 | CWT | Buy Now | California Water Servs Gr | $43.90 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/31/2016 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/31/2016 | NJR | Buy Now | New Jersey Resources | $46.63 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 03/03/2016 | CPK | Buy Now | Chesapeake Utilities | $126.90 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/26/2016 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/23/2016 | AGR | Buy Now | Avangrid | — | — | $44 → $39 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/19/2016 | XYL | Buy Now | Xylem | $137.60 | -72.38% | → $38 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/21/2015 | AGR | Buy Now | Avangrid | — | — | — | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 10/16/2015 | AWR | Buy Now | American States Water | $73.73 | -51.17% | → $36 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert | |
| 10/15/2015 | UTL | Buy Now | Unitil | $49.75 | -25.63% | $39 → $37 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 08/10/2015 | CPK | Buy Now | Chesapeake Utilities | $126.90 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 07/24/2015 | UTL | Buy Now | Unitil | $49.75 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 06/18/2015 | NJR | Buy Now | New Jersey Resources | $46.63 | -22.8% | → $36 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/05/2015 | ES | Buy Now | Eversource Energy | $68.50 | -18.25% | → $56 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 05/05/2015 | UTL | Buy Now | Unitil | $49.75 | — | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 05/04/2015 | CWT | Buy Now | California Water Servs Gr | $43.90 | — | — | Upgrade | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 04/06/2015 | CWCO | Buy Now | Consolidated Water Co | $36.19 | -61.32% | → $14 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 03/25/2015 | AWK | Buy Now | American Water Works | $132.72 | -53.29% | → $62 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 09/22/2014 | WTS | Buy Now | Watts Water Technologies | $279.25 | -76.72% | $66 → $65 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 07/24/2014 | IEX | Buy Now | IDEX | $177.19 | -52.03% | $75 → $85 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/28/2014 | AWR | Buy Now | American States Water | $73.73 | -59.31% | $32 → $30 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 01/22/2014 | AWR | Buy Now | American States Water | $73.73 | -56.6% | $13.5 → $32 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 08/15/2013 | IEX | Buy Now | IDEX | $177.19 | -57.67% | → $75 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert | |
| 08/06/2013 | SJW | Buy Now | SJW Gr | — | — | → $28 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 02/19/2013 | WTS | Buy Now | Watts Water Technologies | $279.25 | -82.81% | $45 → $48 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 12/14/2012 | RXN | Buy Now | Rexnord | — | — | → $22 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 09/11/2012 | KWR | Buy Now | Quaker Houghton | $137.41 | — | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert | |
| 06/21/2012 | XYL | Buy Now | Xylem | $137.60 | — | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
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