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WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc

Apr 18 • 02:23PM ET

35.08

Dollar change +0.57
Percentage change 1.64	%

Utilities • Utilities - Regulated Water • USA • NYSE

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Index	-	P/E	18.83	EPS (ttm)	1.86	Insider Own	0.21%	Shs Outstand	273.30M	Perf Week	0.53%
Market Cap	9.59B	Forward P/E	16.58	EPS next Y	2.12	Insider Trans	-2.11%	Shs Float	272.93M	Perf Month	-2.57%
Income	498.23M	PEG	3.62	EPS next Q	0.75	Inst Own	76.47%	Short Float	2.42%	Perf Quarter	-4.48%
Sales	2.05B	P/S	4.67	EPS this Y	8.00%	Inst Trans	0.41%	Short Ratio	3.75	Perf Half Y	3.47%
Book/sh	21.57	P/B	1.63	EPS next Y	5.34%	ROA	2.99%	Short Interest	6.60M	Perf Year	-17.72%
Cash/sh	0.02	P/C	2081.07	EPS next 5Y	5.20%	ROE	8.84%	52W Range	32.07 - 44.05	Perf YTD	-6.09%
Dividend Est.	1.28 (3.65%)	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	11.58%	ROI	3.91%	52W High	-20.37%	Beta	0.81
Dividend TTM	1.21 (3.44%)	Quick Ratio	0.48	Sales past 5Y	22.11%	Gross Margin	38.09%	52W Low	9.37%	ATR (14)	0.74
Dividend Ex-Date	May 09, 2024	Current Ratio	0.62	EPS Y/Y TTM	5.15%	Oper. Margin	33.70%	RSI (14)	46.51	Volatility	2.08% 1.84%
Employees	3258	Debt/Eq	1.21	Sales Y/Y TTM	-10.24%	Profit Margin	24.26%	Recom	1.40	Target Price	43.99
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	1.16	EPS Q/Q	13.45%	Payout	63.83%	Rel Volume	0.38	Prev Close	34.51
Sales Surprise	-32.33%	EPS Surprise	0.52%	Sales Q/Q	-32.03%	Earnings	May 02 AMC	Avg Volume	1.76M	Price	35.08
SMA20	-2.18%	SMA50	-1.61%	SMA200	-4.08%	Trades		Volume	504,956	Change	1.64%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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May-20-20	Initiated	Seaport Global Securities	Neutral
Apr-24-20	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Outperform	$49
Apr-16-20	Initiated	Goldman	Neutral	$45

Show Previous Ratings

Today 11:03AM	Essential Utilities Names Natalie Chesko as New President of Aqua New Jersey (Business Wire)
Apr-17-24 06:55PM	Aqua Virginia Earns State Excellence Award for 19th Consecutive Year (Business Wire)
05:33PM	Aqua New Jersey Celebrates Completion of Newest PFAS Treatment Facility at its Green Avenue Well Station in Lawrence Township (Business Wire)
06:00AM	Essential Utilities Launches Third Annual Earth Day Celebration (Business Wire)
Apr-10-24 05:19AM	Essential Utilities Releases Comment on EPA Promulgation of PFAS Maximum Contaminant Level (Business Wire)
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Apr-09-24 05:20PM	Eternal Equities: 3 Stocks to Buy and Hold Until You Retire (InvestorPlace)
Apr-05-24 06:00AM	Essential Utilities and Employees Team Up for $800,000 Donation to United Way (Business Wire)
Apr-03-24 06:00AM	Essential Utilities Urges You to Spring Into Safety This Season (Business Wire)
Apr-01-24 01:55PM	7 Defensive Stocks to Buy Based on the Pawn Shop Indicator (InvestorPlace)
Mar-25-24 10:30AM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q1 2024 (Business Wire)
Mar-01-24 02:05PM	3 Water Stock Wonders to Quench Your Portfolios Thirst for Profits (InvestorPlace)
Feb-26-24 12:01PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Feb-24-24 09:07AM	Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
03:16AM	Q4 2023 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Feb-23-24 11:11AM	Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG) Reports Full-Year 2023 Financial Results (GuruFocus.com)
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09:05AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q4 Earnings Beat, Revenues Lag (Zacks)
Feb-22-24 06:00PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates (Zacks)
05:03PM	Essential Utilities: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:42PM	Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Full-Year 2023 and Announces Guidance (Business Wire)
Feb-21-24 12:08PM	Essential Declares June 2024 Dividend (Business Wire)
Feb-20-24 07:25AM	What's in Store for Essential Utilities (WTRG) in Q4 Earnings? (Zacks)
Feb-14-24 01:46PM	Get Rich Quick With These 3 Water Stocks to Buy Now (InvestorPlace)
Feb-07-24 05:38AM	Essential Utilities Inc's Dividend Analysis (GuruFocus.com)
Feb-02-24 11:51AM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Full-Year 2023 (Business Wire)
Feb-01-24 07:17PM	3 Water Stocks With the Potential to Make Investors Wealthy (InvestorPlace)
Jan-30-24 07:00PM	Essential Utilities Completes Sale of Allegheny County Microgrid and District Energy Projects to Cordia (Business Wire)
07:00PM	Cordia Announces Financial Close on Three Energy Systems from Essential Utilities in Allegheny County (PR Newswire)
Jan-20-24 05:24PM	15 Countries That Waste the Most Water (Insider Monkey)
Jan-10-24 09:16AM	Reasons to Add Essential Utilities (WTRG) to Your Portfolio Now (Zacks)
Jan-05-24 06:00AM	Essential Utilities Recognized on Newsweeks Most Responsible Companies List for Third Consecutive Year (Business Wire)
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Dec-30-23 12:26AM	Water Wealth: 3 Stocks Tapping into Liquid Gold (InvestorPlace)
Dec-25-23 07:37PM	Passive Income Heaven: 3 Underrated Dividend Stocks for Your Portfolio (InvestorPlace)
Dec-20-23 05:10PM	Essential Utilities Aqua Pennsylvania Donates $20,000 to Chester County Food Bank as a Part of Its Fall for Food Banks Initiative (Business Wire)
Dec-18-23 04:43PM	Peoples Natural Gas Warms Hearts, Homes Through Support of Local Holiday Events and Community Organizations (Business Wire)
Dec-12-23 11:53AM	Essential Declares March 2024 Dividend (Business Wire)
Dec-06-23 11:30AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Up 2.3% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue? (Zacks)
Nov-30-23 01:17PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Nov-26-23 11:44AM	3 Water Stocks Quenching the Thirst for Growth (InvestorPlace)
Nov-16-23 10:49AM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Nov-08-23 02:55PM	Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
01:35AM	Q3 2023 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Nov-07-23 09:01PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
10:53AM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Reports Q3 2023 Earnings, Reaffirms Annual Guidance (GuruFocus.com)
09:35AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
Nov-06-23 06:06PM	Essential Utilities: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:38PM	Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Q3 2023 (Business Wire)
Nov-02-23 12:05PM	American Water (AWK) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
08:50AM	7 Utility Stocks to Help You Power Through a Downturn (InvestorPlace)
Oct-27-23 04:30PM	Essential Utilities Announces Election of Roderick K. West to Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Oct-25-23 03:22PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
01:49PM	Essential Declares December 2023 Dividend (Business Wire)
05:45AM	3 Under-Appreciated Dividend Stocks That Can Provide Passive Income for a Lifetime (Motley Fool)
Oct-13-23 06:53AM	American Water's (AWK) Pennsylvania Arm to Invest in Expansion (Zacks)
Oct-12-23 07:35AM	Essential Utilities Recognized as Champion of Board Diversity by The Forum of Executive Women (Business Wire)
Oct-06-23 07:04AM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q3 2023 (Business Wire)
Oct-05-23 09:39AM	Essential Utilities' (WTRG) Arm to Buy Greenville Water System (Zacks)
Oct-04-23 07:30AM	Essential Utilities Aqua Pennsylvania Agrees to Purchase Greenville Water System for $18 Million (Business Wire)
Oct-03-23 09:15AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Completes Sale of Gas Utility in WV (Zacks)
08:00AM	Essential Utilities Announces Sale of Allegheny County Microgrid and District Energy Projects to Cordia (Business Wire)
08:00AM	Cordia Acquiring Three Cutting-Edge Energy Systems from Essential Utilities in Allegheny County (PR Newswire)
Oct-02-23 07:04PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
02:54PM	HOPE GAS CLOSES ACQUISITION OF PEOPLES GAS WV AND WELCOMES 13,000 NEW CUSTOMERS (GlobeNewswire)
02:32PM	Essential Utilities Completes Sale of West Virginia Gas Utility Assets (Business Wire)
Sep-28-23 09:49AM	Spotify downgraded, Tractor Supply upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Sep-27-23 06:00AM	3 Recession-Resistant Stocks to Buy Now (Motley Fool)
Sep-20-23 12:13PM	Essential Utilities Publishes 2022 ESG Report: Achieves Supplier and Employee Diversity Targets, Highlights Strong Progress on Emissions Reduction Goals (Business Wire)
Sep-14-23 03:11PM	The 7 Most Undervalued Mid-Cap Stocks to Buy in September 2023 (InvestorPlace)
Sep-06-23 11:30AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Down 11.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? (Zacks)
Sep-04-23 01:15PM	7 Stocks to Buy to Profit from a Flat Market (InvestorPlace)
Aug-15-23 07:46PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Aug-14-23 01:27PM	Consolidated Water (CWCO) Q2 Earnings & Sales Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
Aug-08-23 02:04PM	Essential Utilities named to Newsweeks Most Responsible Companies list for second consecutive year (Business Wire)
01:52PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
11:03AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q2 Earnings On Par With Estimates (Zacks)
Aug-07-23 07:40PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates (Zacks)
06:32PM	Essential Utilities: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (AP Finance)
05:14PM	Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Q2 2023 (Business Wire)
Aug-05-23 08:02AM	Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3071 (Simply Wall St.)
Aug-01-23 05:48PM	Essential Declares 7% Dividend Increase (Business Wire)
Jul-27-23 11:07AM	Essential Utilities Aqua Pennsylvania Subsidiary Acquires Shenandoah Water System (Business Wire)
08:01AM	American Water (AWK) Q2 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-25-23 09:55AM	How Much Upside is Left in Essential Utilities (WTRG)? Wall Street Analysts Think 29.55% (Zacks)
Jul-21-23 09:45AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Jul-14-23 08:56AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Reduces Common Equity Needs in 2023 (Zacks)
Jul-13-23 06:30AM	Essential Utilities Announces Lower Needs for Common Equity in 2023 and Announces Plans to Report Earnings For Second Quarter 2023 (Business Wire)
Jul-11-23 12:14PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Arm Buys Union Rome Sewer System (Zacks)
Jul-10-23 10:45AM	Essential Utilities Aqua Ohio Subsidiary Acquires Union Rome Sewer System (Business Wire)
Jul-03-23 08:22PM	7 Stocks to Buy Now if You Still Think a Recession Is Ahead (InvestorPlace)
11:34AM	American Water Works' (AWK) Kentucky Arm Files Rate Hike (Zacks)
Jun-18-23 10:20AM	With 79% ownership, Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) boasts of strong institutional backing (Simply Wall St.)
Jun-13-23 05:30AM	3 Stocks That Are Screaming Buys in June (Motley Fool)
Jun-08-23 08:00AM	Essential Utilities Appoints Ron King as New Vice President, Gas Operations (Business Wire)
Jun-07-23 11:30AM	Why Is Essential Utilities (WTRG) Down 3.5% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
Jun-04-23 03:42PM	The 3 Best Water Stocks to Buy in June 2023 (InvestorPlace)
May-29-23 08:10AM	Essential (WTRG) Gains From Buyouts Amid Rate Hike Woes (Zacks)
May-22-23 01:54PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities Inc (Argus Research)
01:39PM	Market Update: DRI, WTRG, BHF (Argus Research)
06:15AM	Essential Utilities' (NYSE:WTRG) five-year total shareholder returns outpace the underlying earnings growth (Simply Wall St.)
May-12-23 02:58PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
May-10-23 12:49AM	Q1 2023 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing water, wastewater, and natural gas services through its subsidiaries. It operates through the Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. The Regulated Water segment includes water and wastewater regulated utility companies. The Regulated Natural Gas segment refers to natural gas utility companies, which provide natural gas distribution services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Apr 01 '24	Sale	37.21	5,565	207,074	57,756	Apr 02 04:47 PM
RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 11 '24	Sale	36.00	3,551	127,836	63,321	Mar 13 04:43 PM
Amato Elizabeth B	Director	Mar 05 '24	Buy	35.02	3,100	108,559	16,103	Mar 07 04:58 PM
RUBIN ROBERT A	Chief Accounting Officer	Mar 05 '24	Sale	35.60	6,350	226,060	66,872	Mar 07 05:00 PM
Arnold Colleen	President	Jun 14 '23	Sale	41.84	1,244	52,049	7,796	Jun 15 05:00 PM

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