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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
38.865  0.155 (0.4%)    01-30 15:51
Open: 38.38
High: 38.935
Volume: 1,104,833
  
Pre. Close: 38.71
Low: 38.25
Market Cap: 11,002(M)
Technical analysis
2026-01-30 3:21:29 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  45.63 1-year :  46.84
Resists First :  39.07 Second :  40.11
Pivot price 39.17
Supports First :  37.38 Second :  31.1
MAs MA(5) :  38.82 MA(20) :  38.95
MA(100) :  39.04 MA(250) :  38.63
MACD MACD :  0 Signal :  0.1
%K %D K(14,3) :  25.8 D(3) :  37
RSI RSI(14): 48
52-week High :  42.36 Low :  34.58
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed below its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is NEUTRAL in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ WTRG ] has closed above bottom band by 27.5%. Bollinger Bands are 28.4% narrower than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 39 - 39.21 39.21 - 39.41
Low: 37.55 - 37.83 37.83 - 38.1
Close: 38.29 - 38.71 38.71 - 39.09
Company Description

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 7.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Headline News

Fri, 30 Jan 2026
Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. Has $37.86 Million Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG - MarketBeat

Wed, 28 Jan 2026
Cambiar Investors LLC Lowers Stock Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG - MarketBeat

Tue, 27 Jan 2026
Essential Utilities: A Quality Dividend Grower To Buy Now (NYSE:WTRG) - Seeking Alpha

Tue, 27 Jan 2026
Essential Utilities Taps Insider to Drive Strategy as Growth Push Accelerates - MyChesCo

Mon, 26 Jan 2026
27,263 Shares in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Purchased by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI - MarketBeat

Fri, 23 Jan 2026
Essential Utilities (WTRG) advances American Water merger with IMO launch and Feb. 10 shareholder vote - Stock Titan

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Neutral
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Neutral
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Outperform
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Neutral
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Underperform
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Utilities
Industry:
Regulated Water
Shares Out 283 (M)
Shares Float 282 (M)
Held by Insiders 0.1 (%)
Held by Institutions 85 (%)
Shares Short 5,040 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 5,730 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 2.4
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 24.09
Profit Margin 28 %
Operating Margin 35.5 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 3.1 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 10.2 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth 9.6 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 4.98
Sales Per Share 8.4
EBITDA (p.s.) 4.66
Qtrly Earnings Growth 30.7 %
Operating Cash Flow 952 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow -677 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 16.13
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 1.6
Price to Sales 4.6
Price to Cash Flow 11.5
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.34
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 0.8%
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