WTRG Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$36.16 |
| 52 Week High | US$41.78 |
| 52 Week Low | US$33.57 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| 1 Month Change | -7.14% |
| 3 Month Change | -5.41% |
| 1 Year Change | -4.06% |
| 3 Year Change | -30.70% |
| 5 Year Change | -22.77% |
| Change since IPO | 1,487.06% |
Recent News & Updates
Essential Utilities: A SWAN Utility That Screens Cheap
Dec 29A Look At The Fair Value Of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
Dec 25
Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Nov 29Recent updates
Essential Utilities: A SWAN Utility That Screens Cheap
Dec 29A Look At The Fair Value Of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
Dec 25Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Nov 29Essential Utilities: Undervalued In A Defensive Sector
Nov 25Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) After Its Third-Quarter Report
Nov 07Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)?
Oct 31Essential Utilities, Inc.'s (NYSE:WTRG) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Sep 16Essential Utilities: Buy This Dividend Compounder On Sale Now
Sep 15With EPS Growth And More, Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Makes An Interesting Case
Aug 29Essential Utilities' (NYSE:WTRG) Solid Earnings May Rest On Weak Foundations
Aug 14Earnings Miss: Essential Utilities, Inc. Missed EPS By 19% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Aug 08Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jul 25Essential Utilities: A Solid Replacement For T-Bills And Money Markets
Jul 16Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Jul 11Essential Utilities: Why I'm Going To Be Buying More
May 23Essential Utilities: A Quality Company With A Favorable Valuation
May 05Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
Apr 29Pinning Down Essential Utilities, Inc.'s (NYSE:WTRG) P/E Is Difficult Right Now
Apr 15Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Apr 01Essential Utilities: A High-Quality Dividend Grower To Buy At A Discount
Mar 29Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Mar 19Earnings Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. Missed Revenue Estimates By 11%
Mar 03Should You Investigate Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) At US$36.80?
Jan 30Essential Utilities: A Cheap Pick For Steady Dividend Growth
Dec 08Essential Utilities: Buy This Cheap, Ultra SWAN Dividend Stock
Oct 06Essential Utilities: Low Risk, Likely No Reward
Aug 02Essential Utilities declares $0.287 dividend
Feb 22Essential Utilities: Shares Remain Expensive After A Q4 Bounce
Jan 13Essential Utilities declares $0.287 dividend
Dec 07Shareholder Returns
| WTRG | US Water Utilities | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.8% | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1Y | -4.1% | -6.4% | 25.6% |
Return vs Industry: WTRG exceeded the US Water Utilities industry which returned -6.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WTRG underperformed the US Market which returned 25.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WTRG volatility | |
|---|---|
| WTRG Average Weekly Movement | 2.8% |
| Water Utilities Industry Average Movement | 3.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 18.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: WTRG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: WTRG's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 3,258 | Chris Franklin | www.essential.co |
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties.
Essential Utilities, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| WTRG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$9.93b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$546.01m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$1.96b |
18.2x
P/E Ratio5.1x
P/S RatioIs WTRG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WTRG income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.96b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$800.74m |
| Gross Profit | US$1.16b |
| Other Expenses | US$614.40m |
| Earnings | US$546.01m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Feb 26, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.99 |
| Gross Margin | 59.17% |
| Net Profit Margin | 27.84% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 120.0% |
How did WTRG perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.6%
Current Dividend Yield62%
Payout RatioDoes WTRG pay a reliable dividends?
See WTRG dividend history and benchmarks| Essential Utilities dividend dates | |
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| Ex Dividend Date | Feb 10 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Mar 03 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 36 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 57 days |
Does WTRG pay a reliable dividends?
See WTRG dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/05 02:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
Essential Utilities, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| Davis Sunderland | Baird |
| Benjamin Kallo | Baird |