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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
39.58  -0.66 (-1.64%)    03-05 16:00
Open: 39.875
High: 40.22
Volume: 1,676,804
  
Pre. Close: 40.24
Low: 39.575
Market Cap: 11,204(M)
Technical analysis
2026-03-05 4:44:20 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  47.74 1-year :  55.76
Resists First :  40.88 Second :  47.74
Pivot price 39.56
Supports First :  38.09 Second :  36.36
MAs MA(5) :  40.01 MA(20) :  38.99
MA(100) :  38.75 MA(250) :  38.07
MACD MACD :  0.4 Signal :  0.3
%K %D K(14,3) :  75.8 D(3) :  79.8
RSI RSI(14): 54.8
52-week High :  41.61 Low :  35.36
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed below its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above mid-term; and above long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is NEUTRAL in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ WTRG ] has closed below upper band by 49.1%. Bollinger Bands are 29.9% narrower than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 40.28 - 40.48 40.48 - 40.65
Low: 39.1 - 39.32 39.32 - 39.5
Close: 39.27 - 39.6 39.6 - 39.88
Company Description

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 7.5 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, West 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.

Headline News

Thu, 05 Mar 2026
Intech Investment Management Boosts Stake in Essential Utilities - National Today

Thu, 05 Mar 2026
WTRG SEC Filings - Essential Utilities Inc 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K Forms - Stock Titan

Thu, 05 Mar 2026
Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Bought by Citigroup Inc. - MarketBeat

Wed, 04 Mar 2026
Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Greenville Municipal Water Authority in Mercer County - Business Wire

Tue, 03 Mar 2026
Essential's Merger With American Water Moving Through Regulatory Process - Morningstar

Tue, 03 Mar 2026
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Increases Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG - MarketBeat

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Neutral
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Underperform
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Outperform
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Neutral
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Neutral
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Utilities
Industry:
Regulated Water
Shares Out 283 (M)
Shares Float 282 (M)
Held by Insiders 0.2 (%)
Held by Institutions 83.4 (%)
Shares Short 5,770 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 5,040 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 2.4
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 24.09
Profit Margin 28 %
Operating Margin 35.5 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 3.1 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 10.2 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth 9.6 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 4.98
Sales Per Share 8.4
EBITDA (p.s.) 4.66
Qtrly Earnings Growth 30.7 %
Operating Cash Flow 952 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow -677 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 16.49
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 1.64
Price to Sales 4.7
Price to Cash Flow 11.76
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.34
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 0.8%
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