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WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc

May 01 • 11:16AM ET

38.15

-0.06 -0.14 %

Utilities • Utilities - Regulated Water • USA • Large • NYSE

Apr 30, 3:01 PMAnticipated Q1 earnings decline prompts pre-report selling pressure in Essential Utilities.

Peers: AWK AWR CWT PPL HTO MSEX DHR NWG YORW ARTNA

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Index	-	P/E	17.28	EPS (ttm)	2.21	Insider Own	0.25%	Shs Outstand	283.08M	Perf Week	-3.48%
Market Cap	10.81B	Forward P/E	15.88	EPS next Y	2.40	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	282.60M	Perf Month	-6.14%
Enterprise Value	19.08B	PEG	3.20	EPS next Q	0.91	Inst Own	82.12%	Short Float	1.51%	Perf Quarter	-1.66%
Income	616.37M	P/S	4.37	EPS this Y	2.33%	Inst Trans	-1.74%	Short Ratio	1.62	Perf Half Y	-2.62%
Sales	2.47B	P/B	1.57	EPS next Y	6.69%	ROA	3.21%	Short Interest	4.26M	Perf YTD	-0.56%
Book/sh	24.22	P/C	310.71	EPS next 5Y	4.97%	ROE	9.44%	52W High	42.37 -9.97%	Perf Year	-6.30%
Cash/sh	0.12	P/FCF	-	EPS past 3/5Y	7.47% 14.45%	ROIC	4.11%	52W Low	36.32 5.02%	Perf 3Y	-10.69%
Dividend Est.	1.41 (3.69%)	EV/EBITDA	14.26	Sales past 3/5Y	2.65% 11.09%	Gross Margin	40.96%	Volatility	3.22% 2.47%	Perf 5Y	-19.06%
Dividend TTM	1.36 (3.55%)	EV/Sales	7.71	EPS Y/Y TTM	1.74%	Oper. Margin	37.22%	ATR (14)	1.05	Perf 10Y	20.48%
Dividend Ex-Date	May 12, 2026	Quick Ratio	0.65	Sales Y/Y TTM	18.62%	Profit Margin	24.91%	RSI (14)	39.24	Recom	3.12
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	6.48% 6.68%	Current Ratio	0.80	EPS Q/Q	-30.32%	SMA20	-3.61%	Beta	0.66	Target Price	42.00
Payout	60.83%	Debt/Eq	1.21	Sales Q/Q	15.67%	SMA50	-4.57%	Rel Volume	0.37	Prev Close	38.20
Employees	3303	LT Debt/Eq	1.19	Earnings	May 07 BMO	SMA200	-2.46%	Avg Volume	2.63M	Price	38.15
IPO	Jul 26, 1971	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	13.23% 14.31%	Trades		Volume	303,246	Change	-0.14%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Dec-17-25	Downgrade	Barclays	Overweight → Underweight	$38
Dec-03-25	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy	$42
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

Show Previous Ratings

Apr-30-26 08:03PM	American Water lawyer: merger with Essential Utilities will not raise rates (The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.)
Apr-22-26 06:50PM	American Water and Essential Utilities Receive Kentucky Public Service Commission Approval for Proposed Merger (Business Wire)
Apr-16-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q1 2026 (Business Wire)
Mar-20-26 03:02PM	Merger of two water companies serving NEPA gets hearing in Scranton (The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.)
Mar-13-26 06:21AM	Is American Water Works Stock Underperforming the Dow? (Barchart)
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Mar-11-26 11:33AM	Essential Utilities Honored Among America's Most Charitable Companies 2026 by Newsweek; Announces Nearly $7.2 Million Community Giving in 2025 (Business Wire)
Mar-06-26 09:16AM	Essential Utilities Unit Buys Greenville Municipal Water for $18M (Zacks)
Mar-04-26 07:00AM	Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Greenville Municipal Water Authority in Mercer County (Business Wire)
Mar-03-26 07:28PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Mar-02-26 08:57AM	CWT to Buy Nexus Water's Nevada and Oregon Water & Wastewater Systems (Zacks)
Mar-01-26 02:05AM	Essential Utilities Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-26-26 06:02PM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Investments and Strong ... (GuruFocus.com)
02:34PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
12:33PM	Essential Utilities Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
11:45AM	Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio (Zacks)
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11:36AM	California Water Service Group Q4 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks)
08:30AM	Essential Utilities, Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
Feb-25-26 05:52PM	Essential Utilities: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:30PM	Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Full Year 2025 (Business Wire)
Feb-19-26 04:32PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
03:18PM	American Water Works Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
11:09AM	American Water Works Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat (Zacks)
10:44AM	American States Water Q4 Earnings & Revenues Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
Feb-18-26 05:55PM	American Water Works (AWK) Q4 Earnings Lag Estimates (Zacks)
Feb-17-26 12:37PM	Essential Declares June 2026 Dividend (Business Wire)
Feb-16-26 02:03PM	American Water Works Shareholders Approve Share Issuance for Essential Utilities Merger Deal (MarketBeat)
Feb-13-26 07:29AM	American Water Works (AWK) Soars 3.8%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock? (Zacks)
Feb-10-26 04:30PM	American Water and Essential Utilities Shareholders Approve Merger-Related Proposals at Special Shareholder Meetings (PR Newswire)
Feb-06-26 03:09PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
09:46AM	Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Full Year 2025 (Business Wire)
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Feb-02-26 09:19AM	Analysts Love These 3 High-Dividend-Yield Winners in Choppy Markets (MarketBeat)
09:02AM	Want to Make Over $1,000 of Passive Income in 2026? Consider These 5 High-Yield Energy and Utilities Stocks. (Motley Fool)
Jan-23-26 04:13PM	Essential Declares March 2026 Dividend (Business Wire)
Jan-22-26 05:00PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Awarded Nearly $17 Million in PENNVEST Funding for PFAS Treatment Projects in Bucks, Chester & Montgomery Counties (Business Wire)
Jan-16-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Elevates Alexis Rodriguez to Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development (Business Wire)
Jan-14-26 12:00PM	Why Cordia Energys $165M Acquisition Proves Black Leadership Serves As Key Growth Element (Black Enterprise)
Jan-08-26 11:52AM	Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages WTRG, MBCN, WAT Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their Rights (PR Newswire)
Jan-07-26 10:10AM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Dec-18-25 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Shows Holiday Spirit Announcing More than $1.2 Million in Donations Through Two Major Campaigns (Business Wire)
Dec-15-25 05:00PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Installs PFAS Treatment to Protect Drinking Water for Thousands of Customers in Bucks County (Business Wire)
Dec-10-25 01:41PM	AWK's Unit Expands With the Acquisition of Yerba Buena Water Company (Zacks)
Dec-09-25 01:25PM	Is American Water Works a Quiet Millionaire-Maker Stock? (Motley Fool)
Dec-04-25 12:11PM	American Water Works' California Unit Prepares for Dry Months (Zacks)
Dec-03-25 05:15PM	Essential Utilities Named to Newsweek's List of America's Most Responsible Companies for Fifth Straight Year (Business Wire)
Nov-26-25 10:01PM	How Open Text, Restaurant Brands, And Essential Utilities Can Put Cash In Your Pocket (Benzinga)
Nov-25-25 02:33AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights American Water Works, Essential Utilities and American States Water (Zacks)
Nov-24-25 10:12AM	3 Stocks to Watch From the Thriving Water Supply Industry (Zacks)
Nov-17-25 05:00PM	Aqua Indiana Breaks Ground on Historic Midwest Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project in Fort Wayne (Business Wire)
Nov-12-25 12:26PM	Consolidated Water Q3 Earnings and Sales Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
Nov-07-25 04:34PM	Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages WTRG, PLYM, RNA Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their Rights (PR Newswire)
Nov-06-25 10:25AM	American States Water Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-05-25 04:02PM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong EPS Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
11:24AM	Essential Utilities Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-04-25 06:20PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates (Zacks)
05:20PM	Essential Utilities: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
05:00PM	Essential Utilities Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Nov-03-25 07:57PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
08:20AM	Here's What Supports Essential Utilities' (WTRG) Stability and Dividend Growth? (Insider Monkey)
Oct-30-25 07:01PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
01:16PM	California Water Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Oct-28-25 12:28PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
10:00AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Oct-27-25 07:25PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
04:04PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
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)
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)
08:10AM	American Water Works to Merge With Essential Utilities in All-Stock Deal (Barrons.com)
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)
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)
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)

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.

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