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In the latest session, Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) closed at $37.46 down -1.42% from its previous closing price of $38.0. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.57 million shares were traded. WTRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.32.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Essential Utilities Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various 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.
On October 02, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $42.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 28, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $41.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 10600262656 and an Enterprise Value of 18723143680. As of this moment, Essential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.867 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.176.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WTRG is 0.80, which has changed by -0.027635634 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13844287 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 -5.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.56%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WTRG has traded an average of 2.12M shares per day and 2267480 over the past ten days. A total of 282.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.30M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.64% stake in the company. Shares short for WTRG as of 1763078400 were 5658377 with a Short Ratio of 2.67, compared to 1760486400 on 5812398. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5658377 and a Short% of Float of 2.25.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WTRG is 1.34, from 1.319 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034710526. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.78. 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
The stock of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) is currently in the spotlight, with 5.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.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
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $593.3M this 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.
