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Essential Utilities, Inc. Stock Price

NYSE:WTRG Community·US$11.6b Market Cap
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WTRG Share Price Performance

US$41.04
4.00 (10.80%)
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US$42.00
Fair Value
US$41.04
4.00 (10.80%)
2.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
US$42.00
Fair Value
Price US$41.04
AnalystConsensusTarget US$42.00
Thu, 10 Sep 26
Fair ValueUS$42.00
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Merger And Sector Downgrades Will Shift Water Demand Outlook Forward

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Merger And Sector Downgrades Will Shift Water Demand Outlook Forward

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WTRG: Merger Timeline And Pennsylvania Rulings Will Guide Future Risk Reward Balance

Fair Value: US$42 2.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
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Snowflake Analysis

Average dividend payer and slightly overvalued.

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Essential Utilities, Inc. Key Details

US$2.6b

Revenue

US$1.1b

Cost of Revenue

US$1.4b

Gross Profit

US$894.6m

Other Expenses

US$554.9m

Earnings

Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2026
Next Reporting Earnings
n/a
1.96
56.43%
21.60%
121.4%
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About WTRG

Founded
1886
Employees
3303
CEO
Christopher Franklin
WebsiteView website
www.essential.co

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.

Recent WTRG News & Updates

Seeking Alpha • Sep 17

Essential Utilities: The Buy Window Is Closed Now (Rating Downgrade)

Summary Since June, Essential Utilities (WTRG) has handily outperformed the S&P 500 index. The regulated utility’s merger with AWK continues to progress. WTRG still possesses an A- S&P credit rating with a positive outlook. Shares have swung from moderately undervalued to slightly overvalued. WTRG appears poised to generate 8%+ annual total returns by the end of 2031. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
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Narrative Update • Sep 10

WTRG: Merger Timeline And Pennsylvania Rulings Will Guide Future Risk Reward Balance

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for Essential Utilities to $42.00 per share from $41.20, citing revised price targets that reflect the planned merger share exchange with American Water and updated assumptions around regulatory outcomes and earnings power for the combined company. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research around Essential Utilities focuses heavily on the planned merger with American Water and how that structure could affect valuation, execution risk, and long term growth prospects for the combined utility platform.

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