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WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc

Jan 22 • 04:00PM ET

33.61

Dollar change -1.32
Percentage change -3.78	%

Utilities • Utilities - Regulated Water • USA • NYSE

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Index	-	P/E	16.86	EPS (ttm)	1.99	Insider Own	0.22%	Shs Outstand	274.61M	Perf Week	-1.47%
Market Cap	9.23B	Forward P/E	15.91	EPS next Y	2.11	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	274.02M	Perf Month	-7.26%
Income	546.01M	PEG	2.81	EPS next Q	0.63	Inst Own	78.14%	Short Float	2.16%	Perf Quarter	-17.11%
Sales	1.96B	P/S	4.71	EPS this Y	5.04%	Inst Trans	-2.60%	Short Ratio	4.16	Perf Half Y	-17.32%
Book/sh	22.51	P/B	1.49	EPS next Y	8.14%	ROA	3.21%	Short Interest	5.91M	Perf Year	-8.74%
Cash/sh	0.03	P/C	1093.56	EPS next 5Y	6.00%	ROE	9.02%	52W Range	33.18 - 41.78	Perf YTD	-7.46%
Dividend Est.	1.27 (3.77%)	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	11.58%	ROI	4.06%	52W High	-19.55%	Beta	0.85
Dividend TTM	1.27 (3.76%)	Quick Ratio	0.39	Sales past 5Y	26.10%	Gross Margin	40.75%	52W Low	1.30%	ATR (14)	0.75
Dividend Ex-Date	Feb 10, 2025	Current Ratio	0.55	EPS Y/Y TTM	10.48%	Oper. Margin	35.95%	RSI (14)	28.82	Volatility	2.33% 1.89%
Employees	3258	Debt/Eq	1.20	Sales Y/Y TTM	-13.98%	Profit Margin	27.84%	Recom	1.58	Target Price	44.78
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	1.17	EPS Q/Q	-15.65%	Payout	63.83%	Rel Volume	1.20	Prev Close	34.93
Sales Surprise	4.39%	EPS Surprise	3.61%	Sales Q/Q	5.84%	Earnings	Nov 04 AMC	Avg Volume	1.42M	Price	33.61
SMA20	-5.01%	SMA50	-10.47%	SMA200	-12.06%	Trades		Volume	1,706,025	Change	-3.78%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Apr-16-20	Initiated	Goldman	Neutral	$45

Show Previous Ratings

Jan-15-25 06:00AM	Essential Utilities Earns Newsweeks Americas Most Responsible Companies Recognition for Fourth Consecutive Year (Business Wire)
Jan-08-25 07:30AM	3 Dividend Stocks That Are Too Cheap to Ignore and Worth Buying in 2025 (Motley Fool)
Jan-07-25 12:31PM	Essential Utilities Nourishes Communities with Fourth Annual Fall for Food Banks Program (Business Wire)
09:35AM	Down -8.73% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround (Zacks)
Dec-18-24 12:48PM	Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Full Year 2024 (Business Wire)
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10:32AM	Essential Utilities Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, Reinforces Commitment to Water Quality (Business Wire)
Dec-17-24 11:00AM	Why Extra Space Storage, Delek Logistics And Essential Utilities Are Winners For Passive Income (Benzinga)
Dec-13-24 03:15PM	Essential Utilities Donates $385,000 to United Way to Match Employee Giving (Business Wire)
Dec-11-24 10:35AM	Essential Utilities Declares March 2025 Dividend (Business Wire)
Dec-04-24 11:30AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Down 1.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? (Zacks)
Nov-21-24 05:30AM	3 Dirt Cheap Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold (Motley Fool)
Nov-19-24 04:55PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Encourages Customers to Apply for Monthly Discounts on Water and Wastewater Bills (Business Wire)
Nov-11-24 12:16PM	Utility Stocks Are Booming But Why Is Jim Cramer In Love With This One (WTRG)? (Benzinga)
Nov-08-24 12:14AM	Decoding Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-06-24 02:20AM	Q3 2024 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
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02:19AM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-05-24 02:51PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Nov-04-24 06:15PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
05:15PM	Essential Utilities: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:23PM	Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Q3 2024 (Business Wire)
Oct-30-24 11:26AM	Essential Declares December 2024 Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-22-24 11:34AM	Essential Utilities Recognized as Champion of Board Diversity by the Forum of Executive Women (Business Wire)
Oct-20-24 08:00PM	Why Best Buy, Stanley Black & Decker And Essential Utilities Are Winners For Passive Income (Benzinga)
Oct-17-24 05:11PM	Is Essential Utilities (WTRG) the Best High Growth Utility Stock To Invest In? (Insider Monkey)
Sep-23-24 08:00AM	Gabelli Funds to Host 2nd Annual PFAS Symposium at The Harvard Club, New York, NY (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-12-24 09:46AM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q3 2024 (Business Wire)
Sep-09-24 08:00AM	Gabelli Funds to Host 2nd Annual PFAS Symposium at The Harvard Club, New York, NY (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-04-24 11:30AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Down 0.9% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? (Zacks)
Aug-21-24 06:00AM	Essential Utilities Announces Appointment of Two Finance Leaders (Business Wire)
Aug-14-24 12:52PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
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Aug-13-24 04:26PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Aug-12-24 06:00AM	The 3 Best Water Stocks to Buy in August 2024 (InvestorPlace)
Aug-09-24 01:07AM	Decoding Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-08-24 03:36PM	Essential Utilities Reminds Customers to Call Before You Dig for Safe Digging Day (Business Wire)
Aug-07-24 03:01PM	3 Stocks With Solid Dividend Yields & Consecutive Hikes: MetLife, Spire, And Essential Utilities (Benzinga)
04:50AM	Q2 2024 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Aug-06-24 05:47PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Installs PFAS Treatment System at Montgomery County Well Station (Business Wire)
09:25AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q2 Earnings & Sales Miss Estimates (Zacks)
Aug-05-24 07:05PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates (Zacks)
06:07PM	Essential Utilities: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:40PM	Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Q2 2024 (Business Wire)
Jul-31-24 10:38AM	Essential Declares 6% Dividend Increase (Business Wire)
Jul-29-24 10:00AM	Earnings Preview: Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
Jul-24-24 07:00AM	3 High Dividend Yield Stocks With Consistent Growth For Passive Income: Southern, Paychex, and Essential Utilities (Benzinga)
Jul-18-24 10:12AM	Essential Utilities' (WTRG) Unit Secures $77.5M Loan for Upgrade (Zacks)
Jul-17-24 05:28PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Secures Nearly $78 Million in Low-Interest Loans to Support Installation of More than 133,000 Feet of Water Mains & New Fire Hydrants (Business Wire)
Jul-15-24 12:07PM	7 High-Quality Stocks to Buy Without Hesitation (InvestorPlace)
Jul-11-24 03:14PM	The 3 Most Undervalued Utility Stocks to Buy in July 2024 (InvestorPlace) +5.79%
Jul-09-24 01:05PM	Multi-Decade Streak Of Dividend Increases: American States Water, Procter & Gamble, And Essential Utilities (Benzinga)
Jul-08-24 10:58AM	Reasons to Add Essential Utilities (WTRG) to Your Portfolio Now (Zacks)
Jul-01-24 04:30PM	3 Retirement All-Stars for Steady Growth and Income (InvestorPlace)
02:47PM	The 3 Best Water Stocks to Buy in July 2024 (InvestorPlace)
Jun-28-24 04:30PM	3 Water Stocks That Can be Massive Wealth Creators by 2030 (InvestorPlace)
12:30PM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q2 2024 (Business Wire)
Jun-22-24 06:29AM	7 Water Stocks to Buy Now: June 2024 (InvestorPlace)
Jun-20-24 09:00AM	Wall Street Favorites: 3 Retirement Stocks With Strong Buy Ratings for June 2024 (InvestorPlace)
Jun-18-24 07:15AM	Time to Pounce: 3 Dividend Stocks That Are Too Cheap to Ignore (Motley Fool)
Jun-13-24 08:00AM	3 Dividend-Paying Utility Stocks To Build A Growing Income Stream (Benzinga)
Jun-10-24 12:30PM	Peoples Natural Gas, H Quest, and University of Pittsburgh Team to Produce and Test Hydrogen Energy from Natural Gas (Business Wire)
May-30-24 09:40AM	Essential Utilities Named a Leader in Climate Action by USA TODAY (Business Wire)
May-29-24 06:00AM	Essential Utilities Celebrates the Success of Its Month-Long 2024 Earth Day Celebration (Business Wire)
May-28-24 11:23AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Arm Files for Annual Rate Hike (Zacks)
May-23-24 06:00PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Files Rate Request Based on Water and Wastewater Operations, Infrastructure Improvements and Repairs Across the Commonwealth (Business Wire)
May-21-24 01:11PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Secures up to $6.7 Million PENNVEST Grant for PFAS Treatment Facility Serving 25,000 People in Bucks County (Business Wire)
May-17-24 10:13AM	Essential Utilities Recognized as Best Commercial Fleet in Americas by the National Fleet Management Association (Business Wire)
May-16-24 06:00AM	Wall Street Favorites: 3 Retirement Stocks With Strong Buy Ratings for May 2024 (InvestorPlace)
May-13-24 11:14AM	Essential Utilities Celebrates Infrastructure Week, Announces 2024 Infrastructure Upgrades (Business Wire)
06:00AM	The 3 Best Water Stocks to Buy in May 2024 (InvestorPlace)
May-09-24 01:03AM	Decoding Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
May-07-24 06:40AM	3 Unstoppable Dividend Stocks Built to Withstand a Recession (InvestorPlace)
May-04-24 10:44AM	Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
03:11AM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Robust Growth Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
01:21AM	Q1 2024 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
May-03-24 08:10PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
02:22PM	Essential Utilities Unit Begins $4 Million Water Main Replacement Project in Texas (MT Newswires)
01:28PM	Aqua Texas Begins $4M Main Replacement Project in Wimberley Valley (Business Wire)
12:19PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q1 Earnings and Sales Lag Estimates (Zacks)
11:32AM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Surpasses Q1 Earnings Expectations with Strategic Sales and ... (GuruFocus.com)
May-02-24 09:57PM	WTRG Stock Earnings: Essential Utilities Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024 (InvestorPlace)
06:10PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:58PM	Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Q1 2024 (Business Wire)
01:27PM	Essential Utilities Announces Election of Christopher Bruner and Tamara Linde to Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Apr-28-24 11:26AM	7 Utility Stocks Built to Withstand Market Mayhem (InvestorPlace)
Apr-25-24 06:00AM	Essential Utilities Donated $5.5 Million in 2023 to Strengthen Communities Across Service Territory (Business Wire)
Apr-18-24 11:03AM	Essential Utilities Names Natalie Chesko as New President of Aqua New Jersey (Business Wire)
Apr-17-24 06:55PM	Aqua Virginia Earns State Excellence Award for 19th Consecutive Year (Business Wire)
05:33PM	Aqua New Jersey Celebrates Completion of Newest PFAS Treatment Facility at its Green Avenue Well Station in Lawrence Township (Business Wire)
06:00AM	Essential Utilities Launches Third Annual Earth Day Celebration (Business Wire)
Apr-16-24 04:27PM	3 Water Stocks to Buy Now: Q2 Edition (InvestorPlace)
Apr-14-24 02:44PM	3 Stocks That Thrive in Turbulent Times: Buy Now for Massive Gains (InvestorPlace)
02:27PM	Goldilocks Investing: 7 Mid-Cap Stocks That Are Just Right (InvestorPlace)
Apr-10-24 05:19AM	Essential Utilities Releases Comment on EPA Promulgation of PFAS Maximum Contaminant Level (Business Wire)
Apr-09-24 05:20PM	Eternal Equities: 3 Stocks to Buy and Hold Until You Retire (InvestorPlace)
Apr-05-24 06:00AM	Essential Utilities and Employees Team Up for $800,000 Donation to United Way (Business Wire)
Apr-03-24 06:00AM	Essential Utilities Urges You to Spring Into Safety This Season (Business Wire)
Apr-01-24 01:55PM	7 Defensive Stocks to Buy Based on the Pawn Shop Indicator (InvestorPlace)
Mar-25-24 10:30AM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q1 2024 (Business Wire)
Mar-01-24 02:05PM	3 Water Stock Wonders to Quench Your Portfolios Thirst for Profits (InvestorPlace)
Feb-26-24 12:01PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Feb-24-24 09:07AM	Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (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
RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Jul 01 '24	Sale	37.43	2,342	87,661	53,391	Jul 02 04:33 PM
RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	May 01 '24	Sale	36.56	2,023	73,961	13,358	May 03 04:32 PM
RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Apr 01 '24	Sale	37.21	5,565	207,074	57,756	Apr 02 04:47 PM
RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 11 '24	Sale	36.00	3,551	127,836	63,321	Mar 13 04:43 PM
RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 05 '24	Sale	35.60	6,350	226,060	66,872	Mar 07 05:00 PM
Amato Elizabeth B	Director	Mar 05 '24	Buy	35.02	3,100	108,559	16,103	Mar 07 04:58 PM

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