39.74

1.58% -0.635

Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG)

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Essential Utilities Inc stock is traded at $39.74, with a volume of 747.30K. It is down -1.58% in the last 24 hours and up +0.13% over the past month. Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Its largest service territory is in Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 740,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It completed the sale of its West Virginia gas utility and the bulk of its nonregulated assets in 2024. Essential shareholders would own a 31% stake in American Water Works if the proposed all-stock merger closes in 2027.

Previous Close:

$40.38

Open:

$40

24h Volume:

747.30K

Relative Volume:

0.39

Market Cap:

$11.27B

Revenue:

$2.55B

Net Income/Loss:

$556.97M

P/E Ratio:

20.18

EPS:

1.9692

Net Cash Flow:

$-510.00M

1W Performance:

-0.10%

1M Performance:

+0.13%

6M Performance:

+0.35%

1Y Performance:

+1.43%

1-Day Range:

$39.56

$40.16

1-Week Range:

$39.21

$40.64

52-Week Range:

$36.10

$42.37

Essential Utilities Inc Stock (WTRG) Company Profile

Name

Essential Utilities Inc

Sector

Utilities (114)

Industry

Utilities - Regulated Water (13)

Phone

610-527-8000

Address

762 W. LANCASTER AVE, BRYN MAWR, PA

Employee

3,303

Twitter

Next Earnings Date

2026-08-04

Latest SEC Filings

WTRG's Discussions on Twitter

Compare WTRG vs AWK, SBS, AWR, CWT

Stocks	Price	Market Cap	Revenue	Net Income	Cash Flow	EPS
WTRG Essential Utilities Inc	39.73	11.46B	2.55B	556.97M	-510.00M	1.9692
AWK American Water Works Co Inc	133.90	27.07B	5.21B	1.10B	-1.18B	5.6512
SBS Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo Adr	4.555	16.18B	7.30B	1.60B	716.28M	0.1673
AWR American States Water Co	87.35	3.53B	679.25M	133.08M	38.00M	3.4295
CWT California Water Service Group	49.27	3.12B	1.01B	118.68M	-222.82M	1.9935

Essential Utilities Inc Stock (WTRG) Upgrades & Downgrades

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change
Dec-17-25	Downgrade	Barclays	Overweight → Underweight
Dec-03-25	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy
Oct-02-25	Initiated	Barclays	Overweight
Jan-28-25	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy
Jan-07-25	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight
Nov-07-24	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold
Oct-07-24	Initiated	Jefferies	Buy
Sep-20-24	Resumed	BofA Securities	Buy
Nov-03-23	Upgrade	Edward Jones	Hold → Buy
Sep-28-23	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy
May-18-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Feb-06-23	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy
Sep-09-22	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral
Aug-18-22	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Buy
Apr-08-22	Downgrade	HSBC Securities	Buy → Hold
Mar-10-22	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform
Dec-08-21	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight
Sep-14-20	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight
Aug-10-20	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy
Jul-15-20	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight
May-20-20	Initiated	Seaport Global Securities	Neutral
Apr-24-20	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Outperform
Apr-16-20	Initiated	Goldman	Neutral

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Essential Utilities Inc Stock (WTRG) Latest News

12:15 PM

American Water and Essential Utilities Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Proposed Merger - American Water Newsroom

12:15 PM

10:03 AM

American Water, Essential Utilities get HSR clearance, expect to close Q1 2027 - mlex.com

10:03 AM

09:24 AM

American Water-Essential Utilities HSR waiting period expires - mlex.com

09:24 AM

08:11 AM

American Water, Essential Utilities Clear HSR Waiting Period for Proposed Merger - marketscreener.com

08:11 AM

07:38 AM

American Water, Essential Utilities clear antitrust review By Investing.com - Investing.com UK

07:38 AM

07:32 AM

American Water And Essential Utilities Announce Expiration Of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period For Proposed Merger - TradingView

07:32 AM

Aug 16, 2026

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Takes $2.06 Million Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG - MarketBeat

Aug 16, 2026

Aug 14, 2026

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Merger Story Gains Momentum - Kalkine Media

Aug 14, 2026

Essential Utilities (WTRG) advances workforce integration for planned American Water merger - Stock Titan

Aug 14, 2026

American Water (NYSE: WTRG) outlines employee role planning ahead of Essential Utilities merger - Stock Titan

Aug 14, 2026

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026 AdPeoplesAn Essential Utilities CompanyTribune-Review - TribLIVE.com

Aug 14, 2026

ABN Amro Investment Solutions Trims Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG - MarketBeat

Aug 14, 2026

Aug 13, 2026