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In the latest session, Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) closed at $39.03 down -0.15% from its previous closing price of $39.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.15 million shares were traded. WTRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.845.
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 0.58 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:
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 10946704384 and an Enterprise Value of 18724728832. As of this moment, Essential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.70, 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 2.41. 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 8.008 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.491.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WTRG is 0.81, which has changed by 0.00076925755 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 3.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.69%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WTRG has traded an average of 1.87M shares per day and 1934230 over the past ten 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 81.26% stake in the company. Shares short for WTRG as of 1755216000 were 4019953 with a Short Ratio of 2.33, compared to 1752537600 on 4696750. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4019953 and a Short% of Float of 1.6099999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WTRG is 1.32, from 1.302 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033307754The 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 2025-08-12 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 dynamic stock of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) is currently being evaluated by a team of 5.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.51, 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 10.0 analysts recommending between $2.26 and $2.21.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $472.4M this quarter.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 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.62B and the low estimate is $2.4B.
