YORW - The York Water Company
The York Water Company impounds, purifies, and distributes drinking water. It owns and operates three wastewater collection systems; five wastewater collection and treatment systems; and two reservoirs, including Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which hold approximately 2. 2 billion gallons of water.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $29.13, ATM IV 8.9%, net GEX -$16.7K.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Water
- Market Cap
- $479.0M
- P/E Ratio
- 20.06
- Beta
- 0.61
- 52-Week Range
- 28.26-34.3
- Dividend Yield
- $0.89
- CEO
- Joseph Thomas Hand
- Employees
- 127
- IPO Date
- May 3, 1999
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What YORW Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 0.1% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$16.7K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.059) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The YORW overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked YORW overview questions
- What is YORW?
- YORW is the ticker symbol for The York Water Company, a listed security. The York Water Company impounds, purifies, and distributes drinking water. It owns and operates three wastewater collection systems; five wastewater collection and treatment systems; and two reservoirs, including Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which hold approximately 2. Listed on NASDAQ. YORW is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the YORW options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the YORW options snapshot shows spot at $29.13, ATM IV 8.9%, IV rank 0.1%, net GEX -$16.7K, expected move 2.55%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are YORW's key statistics?
- The York Water Company (YORW) carries a market capitalization of $479.0M, trailing P/E ratio of 20.06, beta of 0.61 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 28.26-34.3. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does YORW belong to?
- The York Water Company operates in the Utilities sector, in the Regulated Water industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare YORW's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the YORW data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).