Ratio Review: Analyzing Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $35.27 in the prior trading day, Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) closed at $35.00, down -0.77%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 million shares were traded. WTRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.71.

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 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 0.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.17.

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 the company, Wells Fargo on January 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $39 from $43 previously.

On November 07, 2024, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $44 to $41.

On October 07, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $44.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on October 07, 2024, with a $44 target price.

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 Jul 01 ’24 when RUBIN ROBERT A sold 2,342 shares for $37.43 per share. The transaction valued at 87,661 led to the insider holds 53,391 shares of the business.

RUBIN ROBERT A sold 2,023 shares of WTRG for $73,961 on May 01 ’24. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 13,358 shares after completing the transaction at $36.56 per share. On Apr 01 ’24, another insider, RUBIN ROBERT A, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 5,565 shares for $37.21 each. As a result, the insider received 207,074 and left with 57,756 shares of the company.

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 9611384832 and an Enterprise Value of 17051285504. As of this moment, Essential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.56. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.695 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.956.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, WTRG has reached a high of $41.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.62%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.36M shares per day over the past 3-months and 954790 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 274.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 274.02M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.21% stake in the company. Shares short for WTRG as of 1734048000 were 5430200 with a Short Ratio of 4.00, compared to 1731628800 on 4171086. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5430200 and a Short% of Float of 2.4899999999999998.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, WTRG’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.247, compared to 1.27 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035355825The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.56.

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