Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG
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43.52 USD +0.74 +1.73%
At close · Oct 30
43.52 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 5:26 PM ET
42.57 Day range 44.09
36.25 52-week range 43.52
- YTD
- +13.45%
- 1 year
- +12.19%
- Open
- 43.13
- Prev close
- 42.78
- Mkt cap
- 12.35B
- Vol
- 2.35M
- Avg vol
- 2.29M
- EPS
- 1.96
- P/E
- 22.20
- Div yield
- 3.37%
More statistics
- Low
- 42.57
- High
- 44.09
- Forward P/E
- 18.27
- Beta
- 0.62
- Short ratio
- 2.88
- Inst. own
- 82.93%
- Dividend
- 1.44
- Ex-div date
- Nov 9, 2026
- Earnings
- Nov 3, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 40.69
- 200-d avg
- 39.39
- 1y target
- 41.20
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 12, 2024Dividend: 0.3255
- Feb 10, 2025Dividend: 0.3255
- May 13, 2025Dividend: 0.3255
- Jul 31, 2025Earnings: 0.38; estimate 0.29; surprise 31.03%
- Aug 12, 2025Dividend: 0.3426
- Nov 4, 2025Earnings: 0.33; estimate 0.2832; surprise 16.53%
- Nov 12, 2025Dividend: 0.3426
- Dec 17, 2025Downgrade: Barclays · Overweight → Underweight
- Feb 9, 2026Dividend: 0.3426
- Feb 25, 2026Earnings: 0.47; estimate 0.36; surprise 30.56%
- May 6, 2026Earnings: 0.83; estimate 0.905; surprise -8.29%
- May 12, 2026Dividend: 0.3426
- May 29, 2026Rating: UBS · Neutral → Buy
- Jul 2, 2026Rating: UBS · Buy → Buy
- Jul 15, 2026Rating: Barclays · Underweight → Underweight
- Aug 4, 2026Earnings: 0.38; estimate 0.3713; surprise 2.34%
- Aug 11, 2026Dividend: 0.3606
- Sep 10, 2026Rating: UBS · Buy → Buy
- Oct 16, 2026Rating: UBS · Buy → Buy
Signals (113)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 22, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 14, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 13, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 5, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 2, 2026 | 4 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 29, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 22, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 11, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 28, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 27, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 19, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 4, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 3, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 3, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 22, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 21, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 16, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 16, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 8, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 7, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 6, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 2, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 2, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 1, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 22, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 30, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 24, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 23, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 23, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 22, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 15, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 7, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 6, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 20, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 13, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 13, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 12, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 30, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 28, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 28, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 28, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 18, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 17, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 17, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 4, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 2, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 25, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 21, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 20, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 19, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 18, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 18, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 13, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 12, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 11, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 10, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 4, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 3, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jan 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Dec 18, 2024 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 12.34B
- Enterprise value
- 20.67B
- Trailing P/E
- 22.20
- Forward P/E
- 18.27
- PEG ratio
- 3.82
- Price / sales
- 4.80
- Price / book
- 1.76
- EPS (TTM)
- 1.96
- Beta
- 0.62
- Dividend yield
- 3.37%
- Payout ratio
- 69.92%
- Profit margin
- 21.60%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 2.57B
- Revenue growth
- 3.10%
- Free cash flow
- -657.63M
- Total cash
- 8.63M
- Total debt
- 8.54B
- Return on equity
- 8.08%
- Shares outstanding
- 283.63M
- Short % of float
- 3.00%
- 50-day average
- 40.69
- 200-day average
- 39.39
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 41.20 -5.3% downside
Now 43.52
- Target (low)
- 38.00
- Target (mean)
- 41.20
- Target (high)
- 47.00
Ratings (0m) 7 2 buy · 3 hold · 2 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy2
- Hold3
- Sell0
- Strong sell2
Next earnings
Nov 3, 2026
Expected Nov 3, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.34452.
Financials — quick view
WTRG Revenue — quarterly 530.85M
WTRG Net income — quarterly 105.72M
WTRG EPS — quarterly 0.37
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.3342 | — | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.3713 | 0.38 | +0.01 | +2.34% |
| May 6, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0.905 | 0.83 | -0.08 | -8.29% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.36 | 0.47 | +0.11 | +30.56% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.2832 | 0.33 | +0.05 | +16.53% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.29 | 0.38 | +0.09 | +31.03% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | UBS | main | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 10, 2026 | UBS | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Barclays | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Jul 2, 2026 | UBS | main | Buy | Buy |
| May 29, 2026 | UBS | up | Neutral | Buy |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Barclays | down | Overweight | Underweight |
About Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Water
- Country
- United States
- Website
- essential.co
News
- These 4 Boring Dividend Stocks Get Paid Every Time America Turns on the Tap
- 4 Water Supply Stocks to Watch Amid Expanding Industry Opportunities
- Aristotle Small/Mid Cap Equity WM Q3 2026 Portfolio Activity
- Essential Utilities Declares December 2026 Dividend
- 2,989,455 Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Acquired by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
- UBS Maintains Buy on Essential Utilities, Lowers Price Target to $47
- Essential Utilities’ Aqua Illinois Advances 14 Statewide Water And Wastewater Infrastructure Projects Representing Nearly $40M In Investment
- WTRG Unit Expands Water Operations With Lake Tamarack Acquisition
- Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q3 2026
- Aqua New Jersey Acquires Lake Tamarack Water System in Sussex County
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMATO ELIZABETH B. | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 22, 2026 | 26,636 |
| ARNOLD COLLEEN F | Officer | Sale | Aug 6, 2026 | 19,177 |
| CIESINSKI DAVID ALAN | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 22, 2026 | 16,800 |
| FRANKLIN CHRISTOPHER H | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 16, 2026 | 338,088 |
| HILFERTY DANIEL J III | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 22, 2026 | 38,011 |
| HUWAR MICHAEL | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 19, 2026 | 21,293 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 11.78% | 33,433,285 | 1.45B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.76% | 16,340,786 | 710.99M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.62% | 13,119,170 | 570.82M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.50% | 12,782,196 | 556.15M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| NORGES BANK | 2.29% | 6,489,675 | 282.37M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.86% | 5,279,933 | 229.73M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 3.56% | 10,108,290 | 439.81M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.17% | 9,003,658 | 391.75M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.29% | 6,503,935 | 282.99M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 1.45% | 4,120,544 | 179.28M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.15% | 3,252,789 | 141.53M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SPDR SERIES TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | 0.89% | 2,513,638 | 109.37M | Sep 29, 2026 |