Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG
Set alert
43.96 USD -0.49 -1.11%
As of Nov 3, 9:56 AM ET
43.32 Day range 44.25
36.11 52-week range 44.67
- YTD
- +14.60%
- 1 year
- +15.44%
- Open
- 44.10
- Prev close
- 44.45
- Mkt cap
- 12.47B
- Vol
- 155.68K
- Avg vol
- 2.31M
- EPS
- 1.96
- P/E
- 22.42
- Div yield
- 3.37%
More statistics
- Low
- 43.32
- High
- 44.25
- Forward P/E
- 18.67
- Beta
- 0.61
- Short ratio
- 2.88
- Inst. own
- 82.86%
- Dividend
- 1.44
- Ex-div date
- Nov 9, 2026
- Earnings
- Nov 3, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 40.75
- 200-d avg
- 39.41
- 1y target
- 41.20
5D chart
Events in this range
- Nov 3, 2026Earnings: —; estimate 0.3342; surprise —%
Signals (89)
| Name | Time | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 3, 9:30 AM | 27 minutes ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Nov 3, 9:30 AM | 27 minutes ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 2, 4:00 PM | 17 hours ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 2, 3:55 PM | 18 hours ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 2, 3:35 PM | 18 hours ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 2, 3:30 PM | 18 hours ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 2, 3:10 PM | 18 hours ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 2, 3:00 PM | 18 hours ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 2, 2:50 PM | 19 hours ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 2, 2:45 PM | 19 hours ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 2, 2:40 PM | 19 hours ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 2, 1:05 PM | 20 hours ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 2, 12:40 PM | 21 hours ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 2, 12:00 PM | 21 hours ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 2, 11:50 AM | 22 hours ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 2, 11:40 AM | 22 hours ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 2, 11:30 AM | 22 hours ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 2, 10:45 AM | 23 hours ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 2, 10:45 AM | 23 hours ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 2, 10:25 AM | 23 hours ago |
Newest 20 of 89.
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 41.20 -6.3% downside
Now 43.96
- 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
Recommendation trend
- This month 7
- 1 month ago 7
- 2 months ago 7
Earnings and revenue estimates
Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years
| Period | EPS estimate | Low – high | Year ago | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Revenue growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 0.34452 | 0.34 – 0.353 | 0.33 | +4.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| Next quarter | 0.72554 | 0.68861 – 0.77 | 0.47 | +54.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| Current year | 2.24 | 2.12 – 2.31 | 2.20 | +1.8% | 2.47B | -0.1% | 7 |
| Next year | 2.38 | 2.27 – 2.51 | 2.24 | +6.3% | 2.65B | +7.3% | 7 |
Upgrades and downgrades
The latest rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 10, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Underweight | Underweight |
| Jul 2, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| May 29, 2026 | UBS | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Barclays | Downgrade | Overweight | Underweight |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Jefferies | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| Oct 28, 2025 | UBS | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Janney Montgomery Scott | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jefferies | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Barclays | Initiated | — | Overweight |
| Aug 15, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Baird | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 13, 2025 | Baird | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Baird | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Jefferies | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| Jan 14, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Downgrade | Overweight | Equal-Weight |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Jefferies | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Baird | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Jefferies | Initiated | — | Buy |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Baird | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| May 6, 2024 | Baird | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |