Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG
Set alert
As of Nov 3, 10:13 AM ET
- YTD
- +14.69%
- 1 year
- +15.53%
- Open
- 44.10
- Prev close
- 44.44
- Mkt cap
- 12.48B
- Vol
- 246.03K
- Avg vol
- 2.31M
- EPS
- 1.96
- P/E
- 22.45
- 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 | 44 minutes ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Nov 3, 9:30 AM | 44 minutes ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 2, 4:00 PM | 18 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 | 19 hours ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 2, 3:00 PM | 19 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 | 21 hours ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 2, 12:40 PM | 21 hours ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 2, 12:00 PM | 22 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.
News
5 days ago 247wallst.com
These 4 Boring Dividend Stocks Get Paid Every Time America Turns on the Tap
Water utilities operate as legal monopolies with state regulators controlling every rate increase, yet four of them have quietly raised their dividends for decades. The question is which one actually…
5 days ago zacks.com
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2 weeks ago benzinga.com
UBS Maintains Buy on Essential Utilities, Lowers Price Target to $47
UBS analyst Gregg Orrill maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $49 to $47.
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2 weeks ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities’ Aqua Illinois Advances 14 Statewide Water And Wastewater Infrastructure Projects Representing Nearly $40M In Investment
Fourteen projects will modernize critical infrastructure and strengthen service reliability in communities across IllinoisAqua Illinois is advancing 14 water and wastewater infrastructure projects…
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2 weeks ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities’ Aqua New Jersey Subsidiary Finalizes $113K Purchase Of Water System Assets Of Lake Tamarack Water Corporation In Sussex County
Acquisition reflects company’s commitment to providing highest quality drinking water serviceEssential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) announced today its Aqua New Jersey subsidiary has finalized its…
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1 month ago benzinga.com
UBS Maintains Buy on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $49
UBS analyst Gregg Orrill maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Buy and raises the price target from $48 to $49.
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3 months ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities Q2 EPS $0.37 Misses $0.39 Estimate, Sales $530.854M Miss $551.300M Estimate
Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.37 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.39 by 5.13 percent. This is a 2.63 percent decrease over earnings of…
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3 months ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities Increases Its Quarterly Cash Dividend From $0.3426 To $0.3606
The board of directors of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3606 per share, an increase of 5.25%, payable September 1, 2026, to all shareholders of…
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3 months ago benzinga.com
Barclays Maintains Underweight on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $40
Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $38 to $40.
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5 months ago benzinga.com
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 the price target from $41 to $43.
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5 months ago benzinga.com
American Water Works, Essential Utilities Receive Public Utilities Commission Of Ohio's Approval For Proposed Business Combination
American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) ("American Water") and Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) ("Essential Utilities") today announced that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO)…
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6 months ago benzinga.com
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 analyst consensus estimate of $0.96 by 18.56 percent. This is a 23.3 percent decrease over earnings of…
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8 months ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities' Aqua Pennsylvania Subsidiary Finalizes $18M Purchase Of Greenville Municipal Water Authority In Mercer County, PA
Acquisition reflects company's commitment to providing highest quality drinking water service; follows 2025 acquisition of Greenville Sanitary AuthorityEssential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) announced…
8 months ago benzinga.com
Earnings Breakdown: Essential Utilities Q4
Earnings Breakdown: Essential Utilities Q4
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8 months ago benzinga.com
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 analyst consensus estimate of $0.41 by 15.48 percent. This is a 29.85 percent decrease over earnings of…
8 months ago benzinga.com
Earnings Scheduled For February 25, 2026
Earnings Scheduled For February 25, 2026
8 months ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities's Earnings Outlook
Essential Utilities's Earnings Outlook
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8 months ago benzinga.com
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 customary closing conditions, including, among others, clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and…
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10 months ago benzinga.com
Barclays Downgrades Essential Utilities to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $38
Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella downgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Overweight to Underweight and lowers the price target from $43 to $38.
11 months ago benzinga.com
Looking Into Essential Utilities Inc's Recent Short Interest
Looking Into Essential Utilities Inc's Recent Short Interest
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12 months ago benzinga.com
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 $2.57 analyst estimate..
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12 months ago benzinga.com
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 analyst consensus estimate of $0.29 by 14.98 percent. This is a 32 percent increase over earnings of…
12 months ago benzinga.com
Earnings Scheduled For November 4, 2025
Earnings Scheduled For November 4, 2025
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Jefferies Downgrades Essential Utilities to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $44
Jefferies analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith downgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Buy to Hold and lowers the price target from $47 to $44.
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1 year ago benzinga.com
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 lowers the price target from $46 to $45.
1 year ago benzinga.com
'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 sign that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are picking up after the tariff-induced cool-off earlier…
1 year ago benzinga.com
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 utility with $40B market cap.
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1 year ago benzinga.com
American Water And Essential Utilities To Merge In All-Stock, $40B Pro Forma Deal Creating Leading Regulated Water And Wastewater Utility Across 17 States
Combined Company Will Serve 4.7 Million Water and Wastewater Connections Across 17 States; Combined Water and Wastewater Rate Base of Approximately $29.3 BillionIncreases Scale, Geographic Diversity…
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Is the Market Bullish or Bearish on Essential Utilities Inc?
Is the Market Bullish or Bearish on Essential Utilities Inc?
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Breaking Down Essential Utilities: 5 Analysts Share Their Views
Breaking Down Essential Utilities: 5 Analysts Share Their Views
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Barclays Initiates Coverage On Essential Utilities with Overweight Rating, Announces Price Target of $42
Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella initiates coverage on Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Overweight rating and announces Price Target of $42.
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Is Essential Utilities Gaining or Losing Market Support?
Is Essential Utilities Gaining or Losing Market Support?
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities to Invest in Massive Pennsylvania Data Center, Build 18M-Gallon Water Plant for Cooling and Power
Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) today announced an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, data center facility in Greene County,…
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1 year ago benzinga.com
How Is The Market Feeling About Essential Utilities?
How Is The Market Feeling About Essential Utilities?
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1 year ago benzinga.com
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 price target from $42 to $47.
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1 year ago benzinga.com
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 the price target from $46 to $47.
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1 year ago benzinga.com
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 earnings guidance. The company's latest expectations are the following:For 2025, expect to achieve GAAP…
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1 year ago benzinga.com
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 analyst consensus estimate of $0.31 by 23.38 percent. This is a 35.71 percent increase over earnings of…
1 year ago benzinga.com
Meta, Microsoft Power Wall Street To New Records Despite Inflation Jump: What's Moving Markets Thursday?
A post-earnings surge in Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Microsoft Corp.
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities Increases Its Quarterly Cash Dividend From $0.3255 To $0.3426
The board of directors ofEssential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3426 per share, an increase of 5.25 percent, payable September 2, 2025, to all…
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities' Aqua Pennsylvania Subsidiary Finalizes $37.75M Purchase Of City Of Beaver Falls Wastewater System In Beaver County
Acquisition reflects company's commitment to providing reliable wastewater treatment, environmental stewardship and dedication to communitiesEssential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) announced today its…
1 year ago benzinga.com
Utility ETFs Back In The Spotlight As VPU Hits 52-Week High
The Vanguard Utilities ETF just surged into a new 52-week high, and reinvigorated interest in the larger utilities ETF universe.
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Is Essential Utilities Gaining or Losing Market Support?
Is Essential Utilities Gaining or Losing Market Support?
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Is the Market Bullish or Bearish on Essential Utilities?
Is the Market Bullish or Bearish on Essential Utilities?
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1 year ago benzinga.com
How Is The Market Feeling About Essential Utilities?
How Is The Market Feeling About Essential Utilities?
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Baird Maintains Outperform on Essential Utilities, Lowers Price Target to $46
Baird analyst Ben Kallo maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $47 to $46.
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities Affirms FY2025 GAAP EPS Guidance of $2.07-$2.11 vs $2.10 Est
Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) affirms FY2025 GAAP EPS guidance from $2.07-$2.11 to $2.07-$2.11 vs $2.10 analyst estimate..
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1 year ago benzinga.com
Essential Utilities Q1 EPS $1.03 Beats $0.79 Estimate, Sales $783.63M Beat $701.90M Estimate
Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.79 by 30.38 percent. This is a 6.19 percent increase over earnings of…