WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc

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Overview
Forecast
Valuation
Earnings

Line

Candle

YTD

High

39.020

Open

39.020

VWAP

39.02

Vol

16.38K

Mkt Cap

10.94B

Low

39.020

Amount

639.03K

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

14.40

Total Shares

273.52M

18.69B

EV/OCF(TTM)

20.41

P/S(TTM)

4.62

Essential Utilities, Inc. is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services. The Company’s segments include Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas. The Regulated Water segment consists of eight operating segments representing its 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 one operating segment representing natural gas utility companies for which the Company provides natural gas distribution services. It provides services in 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.

Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2026Q1

FY2025Q4

FY2025Q3

751.00M

-4.16%

0.997

-3.24%

602.30M

-0.34%

0.517

+9.95%

472.40M

+8.53%

0.282

+12.65%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Upward the revenue expectations for Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 1.95% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by -0.26%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Upward

+1.95%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Upward

+0.1%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Down

-0.26%

In Past 3 Month

4 Analyst Rating

12.76% Upside

Wall Street analysts forecast WTRG stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for WTRG is 44.00 USD with a low forecast of 41.00 USD and a high forecast of 47.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

3 Buy

1 Hold

0 Sell

Strong Buy

12.76% Upside

Current: 39.020

Low

41.00

Averages

44.00

High

47.00

12.76% Upside

Current: 39.020

Low

41.00

Averages

44.00

High

47.00

Baird

Ben Kallo

Outperform

maintain

$46 -> $47

2025-08-04

Reason

Baird

Ben Kallo

Price Target

$46 -> $47

2025-08-04

maintain

Outperform

Reason

Baird analyst Ben Kallo raised the firm's price target on Essential Utilities to $47 from $46 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following its Q2 results which suggests the company is firing on all cylinders.

Baird

Outperform -> Outperform

downgrade

$47 -> $46

2025-05-13

Reason

Baird

Price Target

$47 -> $46

2025-05-13

downgrade

Outperform -> Outperform

Reason

Baird lowered the firm's price target on Essential Utilities to $46 from $47 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following Q1 beat and guidance was reaffirmed for 2025 and long term growth.

Evercore ISI Group

Durgesh Chopra

Buy

Maintains

$45 → $46

2025-03-05

Reason

Evercore ISI Group

Durgesh Chopra

Price Target

$45 → $46

2025-03-05

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Wells Fargo

Jonathan Reeder

Hold

Maintains

$39 → $41

2025-02-27

Reason

Wells Fargo

Jonathan Reeder

Price Target

$39 → $41

2025-02-27

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Jefferies

Julien Dumoulin-Smith

Hold

Strong Buy

Upgrades

$41

2025-01-28

Reason

Jefferies

Julien Dumoulin-Smith

Price Target

$41

2025-01-28

Upgrades

Hold

Strong Buy

Reason

UBS

Gregg Orrill

Strong Buy

Maintains

$45 → $42

2025-01-14

Reason

UBS

Gregg Orrill

Price Target

$45 → $42

2025-01-14

Maintains

Strong Buy

Reason

UBS analyst Gregg Orrill lowered the firm's price target on Essential Utilities to $42 from $45 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company remains a low-risk, mid-cap water utility with utility average 6.5% EPS growth and a catalyst which is approval of the Aqua Pennsylvania rate case settlement in February, though the firm's price target cut reflects the reduction in average comparable multiples, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG.N) is 18.14, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 23.12. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Essential Utilities Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

Undervalued

5Y Average PE

23.12

Current PE

18.14

Overvalued PE

27.44

Undervalued PE

18.80

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

Undervalued

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

16.19

Current EV/EBITDA

13.66

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

18.22

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

14.15

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

Fair

5Y Average PS

5.22

Current PS

4.65

Overvalued PS

5.96

Undervalued PS

4.47

Financials

Annual

Quarterly

FY2025Q2

YoY :

+18.53%

514.91M

Total Revenue

FY2025Q2

YoY :

+27.52%

185.27M

Operating Profit

FY2025Q2

YoY :

+43.04%

107.83M

Net Income after Tax

FY2025Q2

YoY :

+35.71%

0.38

EPS - Diluted

FY2025Q2

YoY :

-36.66%

-69.77M

Free Cash Flow

FY2025Q2

YoY :

-3.49%

68.88

Gross Profit Margin - %

FY2025Q2

YoY :

-14.30%

-20.43

FCF Margin - %

FY2025Q2

YoY :

+20.69%

20.94

Net Margin - %

FY2025Q2

YoY :

+4.10%

6.85

ROIC

Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders areSelling! The selling amount has increased 246.08% over the last month.

Sold

0-3

Months

0.0

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3-6

Months

303.4K

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6-9

Months

0.0

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0-12

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0.0

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Bought

0-3

0.0

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Months

3-6

0.0

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6-9

0.0

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0-12

0.0

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Months

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds areBuying! The buying amount has increased 4551.57% over the last quarter.

Sold

0-3

Months

0.0

Volume

3-6

Months

14.6K

Volume

6-9

Months

59.0K

Volume

0-12

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0.0

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0-3

0.0

Volume

Months

3-6

2.4M

Volume

Months

6-9

51.6K

Volume

Months

0-12

0.0

Volume

Months

Congress Trading

Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

0-3

Months

0.0

USD

3-6

Months

8.0K

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6-9

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0.0

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0-12

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0.0

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Bought

0-3

0.0

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Months

3-6

0.0

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6-9

0.0

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0-12

0.0

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Months

Insider

Insiders areSelling! The selling amount has increased 246.08% over the last month.

Sold

0-3

Months

0.0

USD

3-6

Months

303.4K

USD

6-9

Months

0.0

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0-12

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0.0

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Bought

0-3

0.0

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Months

3-6

0.0

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6-9

0.0

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0-12

0.0

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Months

WTRG News & Events

Events Timeline

2025-07-31 (ET)

2025-07-31

17:07:11

Essential Utilities sees 2025 GAAP EPS $2.07-$2.11, consensus $2.10

2025-07-31

17:05:45

Essential Utilities reports Q2 EPS 38c, consensus 30c

2025-07-30 (ET)

2025-07-30

12:09:17

Essential Utilities announces 5.25% increase to quarterly dividend

News

8.0

08-08NASDAQ.COM

Ex-Dividend Reminder: Cheesecake Factory, American Water Works and Essential Utilities

8.0

08-04Newsfilter

One Call, Zero Regrets: Essential Utilities Reminds You to Call 811 Before You Dig

9.5

08-01NASDAQ.COM

Essential Utilities Q2 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y

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