Essential Utilities, Inc.
WTRG
NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Water·Mkt cap $11.8B
$41.55
▲ +1.07%
P/E
35.82
Mkt Cap
$11.8B
52-Wk Range
$36.11–$42.37
52-Week Range
$36.11 - $42.37
P/E
Fwd P/E
Beta
Div Yield
Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 7.5% over the trailing year
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 0.6).
Growth
Strong growth ahead
Value
Fairly valued vs sector peers
Momentum
Strong
+12.3% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
3.34% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying WTRG right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 3, 2026
AUG 4, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.38 vs $0.37 consensus (+2.3% surprise). Revenue of $530.9M vs $538.9M expected (-1.5%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+2.3%
Revenue trend · last 2Q
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+3%
Q1 26
Q2 26
$861.8M
$530.9M
Margins · last 2Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
36.4%
Profit
19.9%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: UBS · Jul 2, 2026
vs Industry
How WTRG stacks vs Regulated Water
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.