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The price of Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) closed at $38.02 in the last session, down -1.20% from day before closing price of $38.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. WTRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.722 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.86.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WTRG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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 December 03, 2025, Northcoast Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $42.
On October 02, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $42.Barclays initiated its Overweight rating on October 02, 2025, with a $42 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 10762808320 and an Enterprise Value of 18728802304. As of this moment, Essential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.87 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.18.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WTRG is 0.80, which has changed by 0.12910795 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 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 -2.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.98%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WTRG traded on average about 2.06M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1286790 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 282.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.50M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.71% stake in the company. Shares short for WTRG as of 1765756800 were 4895838 with a Short Ratio of 2.38, compared to 1763078400 on 5658377. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4895838 and a Short% of Float of 1.95.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WTRG is 1.34, which was 1.319 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034277547. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.8. . 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
At present, 5.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) in the stock market.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
According to 2 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $593.3M. 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.
