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The price of Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) closed at $39.02 in the last session%, Up $0.62% from day before closing price of $38.78. In other words, the price has increased by $0.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.94 million shares were traded. WTRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.725.
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 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.14.
On January 07, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $43 to $39.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 07, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $44 to $41.
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 10943900672 and an Enterprise Value of 18721923072. As of this moment, Essential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.007 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.489.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WTRG is 0.81, which has changed by -0.011150539 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WTRG has reached a high of $41.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.65%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WTRG traded on average about 1.84M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2241280 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 280.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 279.78M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.08% stake in the company. Shares short for WTRG as of 1753920000 were 4365361 with a Short Ratio of 2.55, compared to 1751241600 on 4994601. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4365361 and a Short% of Float of 1.7500000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WTRG is 1.32, which was 1.302 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03357401The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.71. The current Payout Ratio is 58.32% for WTRG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-03 when the company split stock in a 5:4 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.52, with high estimates of $0.77 and low estimates of $0.41.
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 11.0 analysts recommending between $2.26 and $2.21.
Revenue Estimates
According to 2 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $472.4M. It ranges from a high estimate of $485M to a low estimate of $459.8M. As of the current estimate, Essential Utilities Inc’s year-ago sales were $435.25MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $602.3M. There is a high estimate of $611.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $593M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WTRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.47B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.09BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.62B and the low estimate is $2.4B.
