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After finishing at $39.46 in the prior trading day, Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) closed at $39.08, down -0.96%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. WTRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.93.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WTRG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.43 and its Current Ratio is at 0.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.13.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on October 02, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $42.
On January 28, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $41.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on January 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $43 to $39.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when Franklin Chris sold 7,700 shares for $39.40 per share. The transaction valued at 303,380 led to the insider holds 32,229 shares of the business. Chris Franklin bought 7,700 shares of WTRG for $303,380 on Mar 14 ’25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WTRG now has a Market Capitalization of 11058683904 and an Enterprise Value of 19028756480. As of this moment, Essential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.996 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WTRG is 0.81, which has changed by 0.03136432 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15085125 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WTRG has reached a high of $42.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.39%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.07M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2306570 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 282.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.28M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.23% stake in the company. Shares short for WTRG as of 1761868800 were 5222246 with a Short Ratio of 2.52, compared to 1759190400 on 5991038. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5222246 and a Short% of Float of 2.08.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WTRG’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.319, compared to 1.34 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03371901. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.76. The current Payout Ratio is 58.32% for WTRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-03 when the company split stock in a 5:4 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) is currently in progress, with 5.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.0, with high estimates of $1.05 and low estimates of $0.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.18 and $2.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.12. EPS for the following year is $2.23, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $2.25 and $2.22.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $593.3M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $611.6M to a low estimate of $575M. As of. The current estimate, Essential Utilities Inc’s year-ago sales were $604.38MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $751M. There is a high estimate of $751M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $751M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WTRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.36B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.09BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.44B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.49B and the low estimate is $2.39B.
