WTRG · Essential Utilities, Inc.
$43.11
-0.44% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-23
Market cap
$12B
Enterprise value
$21B
Trailing P/E
22.0
Forward P/E
18.1
Dividend yield
3.0%
Beta
0.62
Avg volume
2M
Employees
3K
Daily Change %
-0.44%
5 Days Change
6.05%
10 Days Change
10.21%
30 Days Change
7.77%
60 Days Change
4.74%
Month to Day Change
11.97%
Year to Day Change
16.02%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — WTRG
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-10-16
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
UBS
Buy$47.00
+9.0% vs priceBarclays
Underweight$40.00
-7.2% vs priceJefferies
Hold$44.00
+2.1% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $49.00 → $47.00 |
| 2026-09-10 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $48.00 → $49.00 |
| 2026-07-15 | Barclays | Maintains | Underweight | $38.00 → $40.00 |
| 2026-07-02 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $43.00 → $46.00 |
| 2026-05-29 | UBS | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | $41.00 → $43.00 |
| 2025-12-17 | Barclays | Downgrade | Overweight → Underweight | $43.00 → $38.00 |
| 2025-10-28 | Jefferies | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | $47.00 → $44.00 |
| 2025-10-28 | UBS | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | $46.00 → $45.00 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-10-23
- bearish: RSI (14): RSI is 70 — overbought territory; the recent run-up may be due for a pause.
- bullish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 6.4% above the 50-day MA ($40.51).
- bullish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 10.9% above the 200-day MA ($38.86).
- bullish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
- bullish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.46) — short-term momentum is improving.
- bullish: 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($43.30).
WTRG Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5.5 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, 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.
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