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WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc

Oct 27 • 04:00PM ET

40.63

-0.58 -1.41 %

Utilities • Utilities - Regulated Water • USA • NYSE

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Index	-	P/E	17.38	EPS (ttm)	2.34	Insider Own	0.24%	Shs Outstand	280.47M	Perf Week	-3.10%
Market Cap	11.40B	Forward P/E	18.19	EPS next Y	2.23	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	279.78M	Perf Month	5.18%
Enterprise Value	19.17B	PEG	2.51	EPS next Q	0.29	Inst Own	80.78%	Short Float	2.08%	Perf Quarter	9.22%
Income	645.77M	P/S	4.87	EPS this Y	7.74%	Inst Trans	0.05%	Short Ratio	2.97	Perf Half Y	0.87%
Sales	2.34B	P/B	1.70	EPS next Y	5.22%	ROA	3.61%	Short Interest	5.81M	Perf YTD	11.87%
Book/sh	23.96	P/C	454.54	EPS next 5Y	6.92%	ROE	10.02%	52W High	42.37 -4.11%	Perf Year	0.84%
Cash/sh	0.09	P/FCF	-	EPS past 3/5Y	9.07% 15.84%	ROIC	4.49%	52W Low	33.18 22.45%	Perf 3Y	2.27%
Dividend Est.	1.34 (3.29%)	EV/EBITDA	14.77	Sales past 3/5Y	3.56% 18.58%	Gross Margin	42.64%	Volatility	2.26% 2.16%	Perf 5Y	-3.49%
Dividend TTM	1.32 (3.25%)	EV/Sales	8.20	EPS Y/Y TTM	14.59%	Oper. Margin	38.74%	ATR (14)	0.83	Perf 10Y	42.01%
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 12, 2025	Quick Ratio	0.58	Sales Y/Y TTM	20.70%	Profit Margin	27.62%	RSI (14)	53.83	Recom	2.18
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	6.89% 6.89%	Current Ratio	0.73	EPS Q/Q	39.57%	SMA20	0.19%	Beta	0.83	Target Price	44.67
Payout	58.32%	Debt/Eq	1.16	Sales Q/Q	18.53%	SMA50	3.35%	Rel Volume	2.33	Prev Close	41.21
Employees	3291	LT Debt/Eq	1.14	Earnings	Nov 04 AMC	SMA200	6.21%	Avg Volume	1.96M	Price	40.63
IPO	Jul 26, 1971	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	25.29% 9.61%	Trades		Volume	4,558,589	Change	-1.41%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Oct-02-25	Initiated	Barclays	Overweight	$42
Jan-28-25	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$41
Jan-07-25	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$43 → $39
Nov-07-24	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold	$44 → $41
Oct-07-24	Initiated	Jefferies	Buy	$44
Sep-20-24	Resumed	BofA Securities	Buy	$45
Nov-03-23	Upgrade	Edward Jones	Hold → Buy
Sep-28-23	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy	$42
May-18-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Feb-06-23	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$54 → $55
Sep-09-22	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$52
Aug-18-22	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Buy	$53 → $57
Apr-08-22	Downgrade	HSBC Securities	Buy → Hold	$53
Mar-10-22	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$52 → $53
Dec-08-21	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$50 → $56
Sep-14-20	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$45
Aug-10-20	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy
Jul-15-20	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$45
May-20-20	Initiated	Seaport Global Securities	Neutral
Apr-24-20	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Outperform	$49

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Today 07:25PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
04:04PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
08:10AM	American Water Works to Merge With Essential Utilities in All-Stock Deal (Barrons.com)
01:02PM	HALPER SADEH LLC ENCOURAGES AWK, WTRG, SOHO SHAREHOLDERS TO CONTACT THE FIRM TO DISCUSS THEIR RIGHTS (PR Newswire)
10:49AM	Tesla, GameStop, American Water merger: Trending Tickers (Yahoo Finance Video)
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10:28AM	US companies strike $80bn in mergers as Trump boosts dealmaking (Financial Times)
10:11AM	American Water Works, Essential Utilities to merge (Associated Press Finance)
07:01AM	American Water Works, Essential Utilities to Combine to Create $40 Billion Utility (The Wall Street Journal)
06:00AM	American Water and Essential Utilities to Merge as a Leading Regulated U.S. Water and Wastewater Utility (Business Wire)
Oct-24-25 06:45PM	Morningstar \| A Weekly Summary of Stock Ideas and Developments in the Companies We Cover (Morningstar Research)
Oct-23-25 04:25PM	Essential Declares December 2025 Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-22-25 05:00PM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q3 2025 (Business Wire)
Oct-21-25 12:00PM	What Makes Essential Utilities (WTRG) a New Buy Stock (Zacks)
Oct-20-25 11:45AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
09:30AM	American Water's Unit Receives Funding to Upgrade Water Assets (Zacks)
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07:00AM	Aqua Pennsylvania Awarded $35 Million in PENNVEST Funding for PFAS Treatment at Delaware County Water Plant (Business Wire)
Oct-16-25 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Highlights Sustainability Progress in 2024 Report (Business Wire)
Oct-13-25 08:01AM	Looking For Yields: Essential Utilities, Verizon, And WesBanco Are Consistent Moneymakers (Benzinga)
Oct-09-25 10:47AM	American Water's Unit Buys Water Assets of South Orange Village (Zacks)
Oct-03-25 11:45AM	This is Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Great Dividend Stock (Zacks)
Oct-02-25 01:57PM	Essential Utilities a preferred stock for water sector exposure, says Barclays (Investing.com)
Oct-01-25 10:16AM	Investments and Consolidation Efforts Fuel WTRG's Growth Story (Zacks)
Sep-17-25 11:45AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Could Be a Great Choice (Zacks)
Sep-08-25 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Names Sadzi Martha Oliva as President of Aqua Indiana (Business Wire)
Sep-01-25 11:45AM	Are You Looking for a High-Growth Dividend Stock? (Zacks)
Aug-29-25 09:55AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG)'s Technical Outlook is Bright After Key Golden Cross (Zacks)
Aug-28-25 04:30AM	IEP plans 944-MW behind-the-meter gas plant to power PA data center (Utility Dive)
Aug-27-25 10:08AM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
07:32AM	Essential Utilities to Invest in $26 Million Major Data Center in Western Pennsylvania (Business Wire)
07:03AM	Overlooked Analyst-Approved Dividend Plays You Can Count On (MarketBeat)
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Aug-21-25 09:31AM	Reasons to Add Essential Utilities Stock to Your Portfolio Right Now (Zacks)
Aug-15-25 11:45AM	Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now (Zacks)
Aug-14-25 11:49AM	Global Water Resources Q2 Earnings and Revenues Meet Estimates (Zacks)
Aug-12-25 01:13PM	Consolidated Water Q2 Earnings and Sales Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
Aug-07-25 08:16AM	American States Water Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Sales Up Y/Y (Zacks)
Aug-06-25 08:01AM	How Chevron, Agree Realty, And Essential Utilities Can Put Cash In Your Pocket (Benzinga)
Aug-05-25 09:00PM	Essential Utilities Logs YoY Increase in Profit (Rigzone.com)
04:45PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Aug-04-25 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Celebrates 20th Anniversary of National Water Quality Month (Business Wire)
06:30AM	One Call, Zero Regrets: Essential Utilities Reminds You to Call 811 Before You Dig (Business Wire)
Aug-02-25 03:13AM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Earnings Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-01-25 07:03AM	Essential Utilities Q2 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y (Zacks)
Jul-31-25 06:15PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
05:11PM	Essential Utilities: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
05:00PM	Essential Utilities Reports Strong Second Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
12:39PM	American Water Works' Q2 Earnings Lag, Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-30-25 12:01PM	Essential Utilities Announces Dividend Increase (Business Wire)
11:45AM	Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio (Zacks)
11:04AM	Dominion Energy to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock? (Zacks)
Jul-29-25 12:10PM	Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again (Zacks)
09:46AM	MYR Group to Release Q2 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock? (Zacks)
Jul-28-25 10:07AM	American Water Works to Release Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards? (Zacks)
Jul-25-25 09:50AM	Why This 1 Momentum Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio (Zacks)
Jul-24-25 10:00AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
09:45AM	Are You a Growth Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick (Zacks)
Jul-22-25 08:38AM	Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires City of Beaver Falls Wastewater System in Beaver County (Business Wire)
Jul-17-25 06:30AM	Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit Shows Bright Future for Keystone State, Essential Utilities Gas Infrastructure Will Support American Energy Dominance (Business Wire)
Jul-15-25 09:03AM	American States Water Rides on Investments & Long-Term Contracts (Zacks)
Jul-14-25 04:30PM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q2 2025 (Business Wire)
11:45AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Jul-04-25 09:36AM	Essential Utilities Rides on Investments & Expanding Customer Base (Zacks)
Jul-03-25 08:00AM	How Essential Utilities, Idacorp, And First Merchants Can Put Cash In Your Pocket (Benzinga)
Jul-02-25 11:04AM	American Water's Subsidiary to Acquire Water and Wastewater Assets (Zacks)
07:00AM	Essential Utilities Names Daniel Ramirez-Cisneros as President of Aqua Texas (Business Wire)
Jul-01-25 04:30PM	Aqua Illinois Launches New Customer Assistance Program to Help Customers Save on Water and Wastewater Bills (Business Wire)
07:00AM	Essential Utilities Recognized among the 50 Most Community-Minded Businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Region (Business Wire)
Jun-25-25 08:16AM	California Water Boosts Wastewater Operations Through Silverwood Deal (Zacks)
Jun-17-25 09:45AM	Why This 1 Growth Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio (Zacks)
Jun-11-25 11:30AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Up 2.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue? (Zacks)
Jun-03-25 10:31AM	Consolidated Water Raises Shareholders' Value, Hikes Dividend by 47.4% (Zacks)
Jun-02-25 10:01PM	Why Chevron, Essential Utilities, And Horace Mann Educators Are Winners For Passive Income (Benzinga)
May-30-25 09:26AM	California Water to Buy Casa Loma & Palm Mutual Water Utility Assets (Zacks)
May-27-25 07:11AM	ADDING and REPLACING WATT Fuel Cell Completes Installation of its Latest Generation Fuel Cell System, WATT HOME, within Peoples Natural Gas Service Territory (Business Wire)
06:00AM	WATT Fuel Cell Completes Installation of its Latest Generation Fuel Cell System, WATT HOME, within Peoples Natural Gas Service Territory (Business Wire)
May-22-25 08:27AM	American Water Works' Subsidiary Acquires Mesa Del Sol Water System (Zacks)
May-14-25 10:46AM	Consolidated Water's Q1 Earnings and Sales Beat Estimates, Stock Up (Zacks)
May-13-25 03:06AM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
01:50AM	Q1 2025 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
May-12-25 01:21PM	Essential Utilities Q1 Earnings & Sales Surpass Estimates, Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
08:10AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
07:08AM	Essential Utilities: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00AM	Essential Utilities Reports Strong First Quarter 2025 Results, 2025 Guidance and Long-Term Targets Affirmed (Business Wire)
May-09-25 06:00PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Awarded $17.3 Million in Funding to Remove PFAS from Drinking Water, Replace Lead Service Lines (Business Wire)
May-08-25 07:27AM	American States Water Q1 Earnings In Line With Estimates, Sales Up Y/Y (Zacks)
May-07-25 07:55PM	UGI (UGI) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates (Zacks)
May-05-25 10:00AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
May-04-25 05:30AM	3 Dividend Stocks You Can Be Comfortable Buying and Holding, Even in a Recession (Motley Fool)
May-02-25 11:33AM	California Water Q1 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Decline Y/Y (Zacks)
09:50AM	How Cadence Bank, Essential Utilities, And Morgan Stanley Can Put Cash In Your Pocket (Benzinga)
May-01-25 10:23PM	Top 10 High-Yield Dividend Stocks To Consider In May 2025 (Seeking Alpha)
10:56AM	American Water Q1 Earnings Top Estimates on Effective New Rates (Zacks)
10:10AM	California Water Service Group (CWT) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Apr-30-25 08:08PM	Small Actions, Essential Impact: Essential Utilities Improves Communities During Month-Long 2025 Earth Day Celebration (Business Wire)
06:50AM	As the Market Fluctuates in Response to President Donald Trump's Tariffs, What Stocks Are Safe? (Motley Fool)
Apr-28-25 12:10PM	Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again (Zacks)
11:17AM	Is Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Among the Most Profitable Utility Stocks to Buy Now? (Insider Monkey)
Apr-27-25 06:12AM	Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG): Among The High Growth Utility Stocks To Invest In Now (Insider Monkey)
Apr-25-25 10:16AM	American Water Works to Release Q1 Earnings: Here's What to Expect (Zacks)
Apr-24-25 11:56AM	Essential Utilities Named to USA TODAYs Americas Climate Leaders 2025 List (Business Wire)
Apr-17-25 11:37PM	Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG): Among the Best Utility Stocks to Buy According to Analysts (Insider Monkey)

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing water, wastewater, and natural gas services through its subsidiaries. It operates through the Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. The Regulated Water segment includes water and wastewater regulated utility companies. The Regulated Natural Gas segment refers to natural gas utility companies, which provide natural gas distribution services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Franklin Chris	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 14 '25	Sale	39.40	7,700	303,380	32,229	Mar 17 04:24 PM
Chris Franklin	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 14 '25	Proposed Sale	39.40	7,700	303,380		Mar 17 04:12 PM

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WTRG

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