Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

US — Utilities Sector
Peers: AWK  CWT  MSEX  AWR  YORW 

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol WTRG
  • Rev/Share 8.3424
  • Book/Share 23.9772
  • PB 1.6945
  • Debt/Equity 1.1567
  • CurrentRatio 0.7338
  • ROIC 0.0524

 

  • MktCap 11395442021.0
  • FreeCF/Share -1.7046
  • PFCF -23.852
  • PE 17.634
  • Debt/Assets 0.4189
  • DivYield 0.0325
  • ROE 0.1011

 

  • Rating A-
  • Score 4
  • Recommendation Buy
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Initiation WTRG Barclays -- Overweight -- $42 Oct. 2, 2025
Upgrade WTRG Jefferies Hold Buy -- $41 Jan. 28, 2025
Downgrade WTRG Wells Fargo Overweight Equal Weight $43 $39 Jan. 7, 2025
Initiation WTRG Jefferies -- Buy -- $44 Oct. 7, 2024
Resumed WTRG BofA Securities -- Buy -- $45 Sept. 20, 2024

News

Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
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Published: February 27, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Dan Schuller - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Chris Franklin - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Ryan Connors - North Coast Research Durgesh Chopra - Evercore ISI Travis Miller - Morningstar Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Ellie, and I will be your conference operator for today.

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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
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Published: February 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Essential Utilities (WTRG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.66 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.50 per share a year ago.

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Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Full Year 2024
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Published: February 26, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. Essential's net income was $184.8 million or $0.67 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $0.50 per share for the same period in 2023, an increase of 34%. Essential's net income was $595.3 million or $2.17 per share for the full year of 2024, compared to $1.86 for the prior year, an increase of 17%. The full year net income an.

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10 Undervalued Dividend Growth Stocks: February 2025
AMGN, EOG, HSY, MAA, MDLZ, MRK, NEE, PEP, TGT, WTRG
Published: February 25, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

I rank a selection of undervalued dividend growth stocks in Dividend Radar and present the ten top-ranked stocks for consideration. I use two valuation screens, one based on my fair value estimate, and another comparing each stock's forward dividend yield with its 5-year average dividend yield. To rank stocks, I do a quality assessment and sort candidates by quality scores, breaking ties with additional metrics.

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About Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

  • IPO Date 1980-03-17
  • Website https://www.essential.co
  • Industry Regulated Water
  • CEO Christopher H. Franklin
  • Employees 3291

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.