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Essential Utilities Inc

WTRG

37.210USD

-0.100-0.27%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
10.44BMarket Cap
16.16P/E TTM

Essential Utilities Inc

37.210

-0.100-0.27%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Strong Buy. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
3 / 14
Overall Ranking
64 / 4723
Industry
Water & Related Utilities

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
46.571
Target Price
+24.86%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services. The Company’s segments include the Regulated Water segment and the Regulated Natural Gas segment. The Regulated Water segment consists of water and wastewater regulated utility companies, which are organized by the states where the Company provides water and wastewater services. The Regulated Natural Gas segment consists of natural gas utility companies, acquired in the Peoples Gas Acquisition, for which the Company provides natural gas distribution services. It provides services across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The Company also operates market-based activities, conducted through its non-regulated subsidiaries, that provide utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households and gas marketing and production activities.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 2.09B.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 27.96.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 44.09%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 44.09%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 15.97, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 223.34M shares, decreasing 4.09% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 30.17M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 7.76, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.26. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 514.91M, representing a year-over-year increase of 18.53%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 43.04%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.76
Change
0

Financials

6.89

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.23

Operational Efficiency

9.01

Growth Potential

7.54

Shareholder Returns

7.15

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 7.72, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.21. Its current P/E ratio is 15.97, which is 33.38% below the recent high of 21.30 and -13.95% above the recent low of 18.20.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.72
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 3/14
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 9.11, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 8.55. The average price target for Essential Utilities Inc is 46.00, with a high of 56.00 and a low of 42.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.11
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
46.571
Target Price
+24.82%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

12
Total
3
Median
3
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG
9
American Water Works Co Inc
AWK
14
California Water Service Group
CWT
4
SJW Group
SJW
3
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
SBS
3
American States Water Co
AWR
3
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.38, which is lower than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 7.51. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 39.16 and the support level at 36.34, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.27
Change
0.11

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(1)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.463
Sell
RSI(14)
36.388
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
12.786
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.627
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-140.704
Sell
Williams %R
85.714
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.091
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
37.586
Sell
MA10
38.014
Sell
MA20
38.628
Sell
MA50
38.234
Sell
MA100
38.355
Sell
MA200
37.941
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 6.57. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 79.63%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 6.67%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 30.17M shares, representing 10.76% of shares outstanding, with 1.03% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
29.50M
-1.18%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
23.96M
-2.39%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
13.15M
+0.95%
CPP Investment Board
11.66M
-46.17%
Nordea Funds Oy
7.37M
+8.17%
Pictet Asset Management Ltd.
6.53M
-2.88%
Amundi Asset Management, SAS
4.76M
-21.02%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
4.56M
+5.65%
First Trust Advisors L.P.
4.16M
+28.28%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
3.35M
+4.26%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.23, which is higher than the Water & Related Utilities industry's average of 5.23. The company's beta value is 0.80. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.23
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.81
VaR
+2.37%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+17.41%
240-Day Volatility
+23.08%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.75%
120 days
+3.75%
5 years
+5.93%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-2.49%
120 days
-4.02%
5 years
-5.22%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.43
120 days
-0.17
5 years
-0.00
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+17.41%
3 years
+33.48%
5 years
+39.30%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.22
3 years
-0.15
5 years
-0.11
Skewness
240 days
+0.11
3 years
+0.26
5 years
+0.14
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+23.08%
5 years
+22.43%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.07%
5 years
+2.34%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-25.49%
240 days
-25.49%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+13.05%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+12.32%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.70%
120 days
+0.65%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+30.74%
60 days
+20.68%
120 days
+12.44%

Peer Comparison

Water & Related Utilities
Essential Utilities Inc
Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG
7.52 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Consolidated Water Co Ltd
Consolidated Water Co Ltd
CWCO
7.88 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP
SBS
7.64 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
York Water Co
York Water Co
YORW
7.28 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group
CWT
7.22 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
American States Water Co
American States Water Co
AWR
7.19 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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