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WTRG

Essential Utilities, Inc.

WTRG

NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Water·Mkt cap $10.8B

$39.38

+3.55%

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52-Week Range

$36.11 - $42.37

P/E

49.85

Fwd P/E

16.67

Beta

0.65

Div Yield

3.60%

Avg Vol

2.1M

Shares Out

Mkt Cap

$10.8B

Price action

Price chart

Up 2.5% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

No bull reasons captured for this rating yet.

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).

Growth

Strong growth ahead

Value

Attractively priced below sector peer average

Momentum

Weak

-7.4% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Mixed fundamentals

Dividend

Solid

3.60% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 30, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.83 vs $0.91 consensus (-8.3% surprise). Revenue of $861.8M vs $782.9M expected (+10.1%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +10.1%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-8.3%

Next: Jul 30, 2026

Revenue trend · last 1Q

Q1 26

$861.8M

Margins · last 1Q

Profit

26.0%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$42.00

+6.7% vs $39.38

Low $41.00
Median $42.00
High $43.00

Latest: UBS · Jul 2, 2026

1 analyst covering

vs Industry

How WTRG stacks vs Regulated Water

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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Peers & themes

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Themes

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