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Market Cap 11.02B P/E 24.09 EPS this Y 6.50% Ern Qtrly Grth 17.90%
Income 498.23M Forward P/E 20.63 EPS next Y 7.10% 50D Avg Chg 2.00%
Sales 2.05B PEG 3.55 EPS past 5Y 3.84% 200D Avg Chg -5.00%
Dividend 3.00% Price/Book 2.00 EPS next 5Y 5.20% 52W High Chg -21.00%
Recommedations 1.70 Quick Ratio 0.31 Shares Outstanding 273.52M 52W Low Chg 8.00%
Insider Own 0.19% ROA 2.67% Shares Float 272.49M Beta 0.81
Inst Own 79.78% ROE 8.84% Shares Shorted/Prior 5.37M/5.93M Price 41.68
Gross Margin 54.83% Profit Margin 24.26% Avg. Volume 1,102,090 Target Price 44.00
Oper. Margin 36.65% Earnings Date May 2 Volume 1,322,802 Change -0.10%
About Essential Utilities, Inc.

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. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It 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.

Essential Utilities, Inc. News
04/25/24 California Water (CWT) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
04/25/24 Essential Utilities Donated $5.5 Million in 2023 to Strengthen Communities Across Service Territory
04/18/24 Essential Utilities Names Natalie Chesko as New President of Aqua New Jersey
04/17/24 Aqua Virginia Earns State Excellence Award for 19th Consecutive Year
04/17/24 Aqua New Jersey Celebrates Completion of Newest PFAS Treatment Facility at its Green Avenue Well Station in Lawrence Township
04/17/24 Essential Utilities Launches Third Annual Earth Day Celebration
04/16/24 3 Water Stocks to Buy Now: Q2 Edition
04/15/24 5.3% earnings growth over 3 years has not materialized into gains for Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) shareholders over that period
04/14/24 3 Stocks That Thrive in Turbulent Times: Buy Now for Massive Gains
04/14/24 Goldilocks Investing: 7 Mid-Cap Stocks That Are Just Right
04/10/24 Essential Utilities Releases Comment on EPA Promulgation of PFAS Maximum Contaminant Level
04/09/24 Eternal Equities: 3 Stocks to Buy and Hold Until You Retire
04/05/24 Essential Utilities and Employees Team Up for $800,000 Donation to United Way
04/03/24 Essential Utilities Urges You to Spring Into Safety This Season
04/01/24 7 Defensive Stocks to Buy Based on the ‘Pawn Shop Indicator’
03/31/24 What Essential Utilities, Inc.'s (NYSE:WTRG) ROE Can Tell Us
03/28/24 Consolidated Water (CWCO) Full-Year 2023 Earnings Beat Estimates
03/25/24 Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q1 2024
03/17/24 Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
03/07/24 Global Water Resources' (GWRS) Q4 Earnings Meet Estimates
WTRG Chatroom

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$WTRG Essential Utilities Donated $5.5 Million in 2023 to Strengthen Communities Across Service Territory https://www.stocktitan.net/news/WTRG/essential-utilities-donated-5-5-million-in-2023-to-strengthen-s8uz1abnq98y.html

User Image Stock_Titan Posted - 1 week ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities Names Natalie Chesko as New President of Aqua New Jersey https://www.stocktitan.net/news/WTRG/essential-utilities-names-natalie-chesko-as-new-president-of-aqua-0p5s2cyf6lrj.html

User Image TalkMarkets Posted - 1 week ago

How To Profit From The EPA’s New Drinking Water Rule $WTRG https://talkmarkets.com/content/stocks--equities/how-to-profit-from-the-epas-new-drinking-water-rule?post=441308

User Image RickLafleur Posted - 2 weeks ago

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User Image Stock_Titan Posted - 2 weeks ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities Releases Comment on EPA Promulgation of PFAS Maximum Contaminant Level https://www.stocktitan.net/news/WTRG/essential-utilities-releases-comment-on-epa-promulgation-of-pfas-qr85f3tokzge.html

User Image Broview Posted - 3 weeks ago

$WTRG live without water? No way

User Image Stock_Titan Posted - 3 weeks ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities and Employees Team Up for $800,000 Donation to United Way https://www.stocktitan.net/news/WTRG/essential-utilities-and-employees-team-up-for-800-000-donation-to-ijm6gyaadmii.html

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User Image Stock_Titan Posted - 3 weeks ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities Urges You to Spring Into Safety This Season https://www.stocktitan.net/news/WTRG/essential-utilities-urges-you-to-spring-into-safety-this-8eo4kajozocc.html

User Image TalkMarkets Posted - 1 month ago

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User Image Stock_Titan Posted - 1 month ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q1 2024 https://www.stocktitan.net/news/WTRG/essential-utilities-to-report-earnings-for-q1-s1mx0xsuqi7k.html

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User Image TickerDD_com Posted - 2 months ago

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User Image DonCorleone77 Posted - 2 months ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities sees FY24 EPS $1.96-$2.00, consensus $2.01 In December 2023, Essential's largest regulated natural gas subsidiary, Peoples Natural Gas, filed a base rate case and the company's largest regulated water subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, also expects to seek rate relief in the second quarter of 2024. Therefore, the company will refrain from providing a multi-year earnings per share guidance range until the conclusion of these base rate cases.

User Image DonCorleone77 Posted - 2 months ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities reports Q4 EPS 50c, consensus 50c Reports Q4 revenue $479.4M, consensus $708.65M. Lower purchased gas costs, decreased volume from the regulated natural gas segment, due to unfavorable weather, and regulated water segment, and other items were the primary contributors to the decrease in revenues for the quarter, which was offset by additional revenues from regulatory recoveries. "Despite the winter weather that was significantly warmer than normal in 2023, we successfully delivered earnings per share that met our 2023 guidance expectations," said Essential Utilities Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Franklin. "Also, for the third consecutive year, Essential has been named to Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies. We are honored to be recognized for our commitments to operational excellence, environmental stewardship, and sustainable business practices and are excited to continue in our role as an industry leader...."

User Image DonCorleone77 Posted - 2 months ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities sees FY24 EPS $1.96-$2.00, consensus $2.01 In December 2023, Essential's largest regulated natural gas subsidiary, Peoples Natural Gas, filed a base rate case and the company's largest regulated water subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, also expects to seek rate relief in the second quarter of 2024. Therefore, the company will refrain from providing a multi-year earnings per share guidance range until the conclusion of these base rate cases.

User Image Stock_Titan Posted - 2 months ago

$WTRG Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Full-Year 2023 and Announces Guidance https://www.stocktitan.net/news/WTRG/essential-utilities-reports-financial-results-for-full-year-2023-and-tpdrtiixfayk.html

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$WTRG Essential Declares June 2024 Dividend https://www.stocktitan.net/news/WTRG/essential-declares-june-2024-46o72dcrljyx.html

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Analyst Ratings
Evercore ISI Group Outperform Mar 4, 24
Edward Jones Buy Nov 3, 23
UBS Buy Oct 4, 23
Northcoast Research Buy Sep 28, 23
Northcoast Research Neutral May 18, 23
Wells Fargo Overweight May 10, 23
RBC Capital Outperform Mar 16, 23
Wells Fargo Overweight Feb 28, 23
UBS Buy Feb 6, 23
Insider Trades Relationship Date Transactions Cost($) #Shares Value($) #Share Own SEC Form 4
Arnold Colleen President President Jun 14 Sell 41.84 1,244 52,049 7,796 06/15/23
Franklin Chris Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Mar 08 Buy 40.70 37,245 1,515,872 37,245 03/09/23