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Essential Utilities, Inc.
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timesize
Ytd2.72%
1y3.64%
38.98
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39.39
36.11
52 week range
42.37
Open38.98Prev Close38.92Low38.98High39.39Mkt Cap11.04B
Vol81.63KAvg Vol2.02MEPS2.01P/E19.36Forward P/E17.64
Beta0.65Short Ratio2.20Inst. Own80.47%Dividend1.37Div Yield3.45
Ex Div Date05-12Earning07-3050-d Avg37.74200-d Avg38.961yr Est41.60

WTRG News

Essential Utilities Expands Sure Splash Program, Promotes Safety Around Water with Nonprofit Partners
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Essential Utilities Expands Sure Splash Program, Promotes Safety Around Water with Nonprofit Partner

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) is making a splash when it c

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Has $101.60 Million Stock Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp Has $101.60 Million Stock Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG

Bank of New York Mellon Corp cut its stake in shares of Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) by 8.2

Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q2 2026
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Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q2 2026

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) expects to report earnings for qua

Aqua Pennsylvania Wins More Than $74 Million in PENNVEST Funding for PFAS Removal
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Aqua Pennsylvania Wins More Than $74 Million in PENNVEST Funding for PFAS Removal

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aqua Pennsylvania announced it was awarded $74.3 million in a combi

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Barclays Maintains Underweight on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $40

Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Underweight

Essential Utilities: Snatch Up This Dividend Champion Now
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Essential Utilities: Snatch Up This Dividend Champion Now

After the upcoming dividend reset in its ongoing merger with American Water Works, Essential Utiliti

American Water and Essential Utilities Proposed Merger Progresses with Approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission
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American Water and Essential Utilities Proposed Merger Progresses with Approval from the Virginia St

CAMDEN, N.J. and BRYN MAWR, Pa.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Down 2.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Down 2.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?

Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

AWK Concludes the Acquisition of Nexus Utility Assets for $315 Million
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AWK Concludes the Acquisition of Nexus Utility Assets for $315 Million

American Water Works closes a $315M Nexus deal across eight states, adding 47,000 customers as it pu

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UBS Upgrades Essential Utilities to Buy, Raises Price Target to $43

UBS analyst Gregg Orrill upgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Neutral to Buy and raises

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American Water Works, Essential Utilities Receive Public Utilities Commission Of Ohio's Approval For

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) ("American Water") and Essential Utilities, In

American Water and Essential Utilities Proposed Merger Progresses with Approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
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American Water and Essential Utilities Proposed Merger Progresses with Approval from the Public Util

CAMDEN, N.J. and BRYN MAWR, Pa.

Essential Utilities Thinks Globally and Acts Locally by Improving Communities During Month-Long 2026 Earth Day Celebration
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Essential Utilities Thinks Globally and Acts Locally by Improving Communities During Month-Long 2026

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) successfully concluded its fi

Essential Utilities Q1 Earnings Lag, Revenues Surpass Estimates
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Essential Utilities Q1 Earnings Lag, Revenues Surpass Estimates

WTRG Q1 EPS misses estimates, but revenues jump to $862M and beat forecasts as merger approvals with

Essential Utilities Marks Drinking Water Week 2026 With Record Infrastructure Investment, Industry-Leading Compliance
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Essential Utilities Marks Drinking Water Week 2026 With Record Infrastructure Investment, Industry-L

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) joins communities across Nor

Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates

Essential Utilities (WTRG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.83 per share, missing the Zacks Co

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Essential Utilities Q1 EPS $0.79 Misses $0.96 Estimate, Sales $861.759M Beat $782.900M Estimate

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.79 per share which missed the anal

Essential Utilities Reports Q1 2026 Results
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Essential Utilities Reports Q1 2026 Results

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today reported results for th

Analysts Estimate Essential Utilities (WTRG) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
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Analysts Estimate Essential Utilities (WTRG) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for

Essential Utilities (WTRG) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a li

AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc Lowers Stock Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG
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AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc Lowers Stock Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG

AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc cut its stake in shares of Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) by 10

American Water and Essential Utilities Receive Kentucky Public Service Commission Approval for Proposed Merger
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American Water and Essential Utilities Receive Kentucky Public Service Commission Approval for Propo

CAMDEN, N.J. & BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) (“Ame

American Water and Essential Utilities Receive Kentucky Public Service Commission Approval for Proposed Merger
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American Water and Essential Utilities Receive Kentucky Public Service Commission Approval for Propo

CAMDEN, N.J. and BRYN MAWR, Pa.

Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q1 2026
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Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q1 2026

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) expects to report earnings for qua

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Essential Utilities' Aqua Pennsylvania Subsidiary Finalizes $18M Purchase Of Greenville Municipal Wa

Acquisition reflects company's commitment to providing highest quality drinking water service; f

Earnings Breakdown: Essential Utilities Q4
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Earnings Breakdown: Essential Utilities Q4

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Essential Utilities Q4 EPS $0.47 Beats $0.41 Estimate, Sales $699.111M Beat $611.600M Estimate

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share which beat the analys

Earnings Scheduled For February 25, 2026
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Earnings Scheduled For February 25, 2026

Essential Utilities's Earnings Outlook
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Essential Utilities's Earnings Outlook

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American Water Works, Essential Utilities Shareholders Approve Merger

The merger is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2027, but remains subject to cust

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Barclays Downgrades Essential Utilities to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $38

Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella downgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Overweight t

Looking Into Essential Utilities Inc's Recent Short Interest
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Looking Into Essential Utilities Inc's Recent Short Interest

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Essential Utilities Affirms FY2025 GAAP EPS Guidance of $2.07-$2.11 vs $2.57 Est

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) affirms FY2025 GAAP EPS guidance from $2.07-$2.11 to $2.07-$2.11 vs

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Essential Utilities Q3 EPS $0.33 Beats $0.29 Estimate, Sales $477.000M Beat $472.400M Estimate

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.33 per share which beat the analys

Earnings Scheduled For November 4, 2025
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Earnings Scheduled For November 4, 2025

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Jefferies Downgrades Essential Utilities to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $44

Jefferies analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith downgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Buy to Ho

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UBS Downgrades Essential Utilities to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $45

UBS analyst Gregg Orrill downgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Buy to Neutral and lower

'Merger Monday' Makes Comeback As US M&A Tops $80 Billion In 24 Hours
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'Merger Monday' Makes Comeback As US M&A Tops $80 Billion In 24 Hours

U.S. companies have struck more than $80 billion worth of deals in the past 24 hours, in the latest

American Water, Essential Utilities Unite In Major Deal To Reshape US Water Market
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American Water, Essential Utilities Unite In Major Deal To Reshape US Water Market

American Water and Essential Utilities to merge, creating dominant, regulated water and wastewater u

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American Water And Essential Utilities To Merge In All-Stock, $40B Pro Forma Deal Creating Leading R

Combined Company Will Serve 4.7 Million Water and Wastewater Connections Across 17 States; Combined

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Is the Market Bullish or Bearish on Essential Utilities Inc?

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Breaking Down Essential Utilities: 5 Analysts Share Their Views

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Barclays Initiates Coverage On Essential Utilities with Overweight Rating, Announces Price Target of

Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella initiates coverage on Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a

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Is Essential Utilities Gaining or Losing Market Support?

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Essential Utilities to Invest in Massive Pennsylvania Data Center, Build 18M-Gallon Water Plant for

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) today announced an agreement with International Electric Power III,

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How Is The Market Feeling About Essential Utilities?

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UBS Maintains Buy on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $47

UBS analyst Gregg Orrill maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Buy and raises the pric

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Baird Maintains Outperform on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $47

Baird analyst Ben Kallo maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Outperform and raises th

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Essential Utilities Affirms FY2025 GAAP EPS Guidance of $2.07-$2.11 vs $2.10 Est

Multi-Year Financial and Growth GuidanceThe company updates its previously initiated long-term earni

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Essential Utilities Q2 EPS $0.38 Beats $0.31 Estimate, Sales $514.907M Beat $462.700M Estimate

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.38 per share which beat the analys