WTRG

NYSE Essential Utilities, Inc.
Oct 13, 2026 · 2:55 AM ET EOD Market Closed

$39.15 ↑ +0.00 (+0.00%) Trading Up from the previous close of $39.15, $0.02 below the day’s high of $39.17

YTD change
+2.06%
vs 20-day SMA
-1.70%
vs 200-day SMA
-0.11%

Price ranges

Previous day
$38.57 $39.16
open $38.72 close $38.98
+$0.26 (+0.67%)
Today
$38.72 $39.17
open $38.91 now $39.15
+$0.24 (+0.62%)
Past week
$38.21 $39.51
from $39.38 now $39.15
-$0.23 (-0.58%)
Past month
$38.19 $41.77
from $41.07 now $39.15
-$1.92 (-4.67%)
This year
$36.11 $42.51
from $38.36 now $39.15
+$0.79 (+2.06%)

Price & Performance

-0.44 (-1.11%) / 6M

$35.79$38.01$40.24$42.46Apr 13Jul 14Oct 12

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Neutral
  • The stock is 28.2% away from all-time highs of $54.52
  • WTRG is up 2% since the beginning of the year
  • WTRG is down 4% over the past 12 months
  • WTRG is down 5% over the past 1 month
  • 2% of all WTRG investors are betting against WTRG
  • Number of investors short WTRG has gone down 9% versus last month

WTRG reads neutral: price sits below both the 20- and 200-day averages, short interest is falling month over month, the 12-month move is -1.6%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $0.38
Earnings momentum -12.8% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change -12.8%

Valuation

P/E ratio 19.76
Enterprise value $19.6B
Beta -0.10

Balance sheet & scale

Income$554.9K
Revenue$2.6B
Cash$8.6M
Debt$8.5M
Income / Debt 0.07×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Utilities
Industry Group Water, Sewage and Other Systems
Market cap $11.1B

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing water, wastewater, and natural gas services through its subsidiaries. It operates through the Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. The Regulated Water segment includes water and wastewater regulated utility companies. The Regulated Natural Gas segment refers to natural gas utility companies, which provide natural gas distribution services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
VEOEF Veolia Environnement SA $35.30 +0.41%
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. $129.55 +0.52%
VLTO Veralto Corporation $98.20 +1.31%
SBS Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP Sponsored ADR $6.73 -0.15%
UUGRY United Utilities Group PLC Sponsored ADR $37.86 +0.28%

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