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WTRG

Essential Utilities, Inc.Open

39.42+0.27 +0.69%USD

NYSE · as of Oct 13, 14:51 ET · 20m delay

Open

39.37

Prev close

39.15

Day range

38.7239.51

52-week range

36.1142.51

Volume

1.16M0.51×

Mkt cap

11.18B

P/E ttm

20.11

Fwd P/E

16.57

EPS ttm

1.96

Div yield

3.68%

Earnings

Aug 4, 2026

From 52w high

−7.27%

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WTRGOct 13, 2026O 39.37H 39.51L 38.72C 39.42+0.27 (+0.69%)Vol 1.16M

SMA 5040.31
SMA 20039.20

1Y change −3.17% since Oct 10, 2025 close540 bars loadedTimes in America/New_YorkDraw from the left toolbar · click a drawing to edit · right-click for alerts and export

WTRG Essential Utilities, Inc. · Last Guard Finance

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Key Statistics

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Performance

1 week: +1.57%
1 month: −4.02%
3 months: +2.15%
6 months: −0.13%
Year to date: +2.76%
1 year: −0.90%

Valuation & ownership

Market cap: 11.18B
Enterprise value: 19.64B
P/E (ttm): 20.11
Forward P/E: 16.57
PEG ratio: 3.48
Price / book: 1.59
Price / sales (ttm): 4.35
EV / EBITDA: 14.55
EPS (ttm): 1.96
EPS (forward): 2.38
Beta (5y monthly): 0.62
Dividend yield: 3.68%
Payout ratio: 69.92%
Shares outstanding: 283.63M
Float: 282.84M
Short % of float: 2.66%
Short ratio (days): 2.60
Held by insiders: 0.22%
Held by institutions: 81.98%
Avg volume (3m): 2.28M
50-day average: 40.29
200-day average: 39.20
52-week change: −0.90%
S&P 500 52-week: +17.50%

Technicals (daily)

RSI (14): 46.8
vs 50-day SMA: −2.20%
vs 200-day SMA: +0.56%
50 / 200-day trend: ▲ 50 above 200
MACD vs signal: ▲ above
ATR (14) % of price: 1.87%
Realised vol (20d, ann.): 15.4%
From 52-week high: −7.27%
From 52-week low: +9.17%

ANR

Analyst Consensus

5 analysts

Consensus

Hold

2.71 on a 1 (strong buy) – 5 (sell) scale

Mean target

42.20

+7.05% implied

Low 38.00Median 41.00High 49.00

Recommendation trend

Now2 / 3 / 2
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About Essential Utilities, Inc.

Yahoo Finance profile

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.

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Employees: 3,303
Headquarters: Bryn Mawr, PA, United States
Website: essential.co
Officers: Mr. Christopher H. Franklin Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. Daniel J. Schuller Ph.D. Executive VP & CFO
Mr. Christopher Paul Luning J.D. Executive VP, General Counsel & Compliance Officer

SEAS

Seasonality · WTRG

2007–2026 · monthly returns

Strongest month Nov +3.07%Weakest month Sep −2.06%Averages use completed years only. Past seasonality doesn't predict future returns.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	1.1	3.0	0.8	-5.1	-3.4	3.8	4.0	3.3	-4.8	0.6			+2.8%
2025	-2.3	7.0	4.1	4.0	-6.3	-3.6	-0.9	7.4	1.0	-2.2	1.4	-3.1	+5.6%
2024	-4.0	-3.0	6.5	-1.3	3.1	-1.1	8.9	-4.1	-1.1	0.1	3.7	-9.3	−2.8%
2023	-2.1	-8.5	2.0	-2.2	-4.6	-2.0	6.0	-12.7	-7.0	-2.5	6.4	4.9	−21.7%
2022	-9.2	-3.3	8.5	-12.5	3.4	-0.9	13.3	-5.4	-15.8	6.9	9.1	-1.1	−11.1%
2021	-2.1	-9.2	6.4	5.3	1.4	-4.4	7.5	1.0	-7.2	2.1	0.4	13.6	+13.5%
2020	10.7	-17.2	-5.4	2.7	4.7	-3.5	7.4	-6.3	-5.3	2.4	9.9	4.4	+0.7%
2019	2.5	2.5	1.4	7.2	1.2	4.6	1.4	5.6	1.2	1.1	-2.3	6.0	+37.3%
2018	-7.7	-5.6	-0.4	3.2	-1.3	1.4	5.0	0.6	-0.8	-11.8	5.4	-0.3	−12.8%
2017	1.2	4.4	1.3	2.9	-1.2	1.9	0.2	0.1	-0.6	6.9	7.1	3.3	+30.6%
2016	5.8	-3.0	4.1	-0.5	2.1	10.4	-2.9	-12.2	0.2	0.7	-3.2	1.0	+0.8%
2015	1.3	-2.3	-0.3	1.8	-1.9	-7.0	3.9	-0.3	4.4	8.0	2.6	1.5	+11.6%
2014	1.5	5.2	-0.5	0.1	1.2	3.3	-9.3	5.2	-5.9	11.3	1.5	0.5	+13.2%
2013	7.1	7.0	7.9	0.9	-2.0	0.6	8.2	-10.3	1.8	1.8	-4.4	-2.0	+16.0%
2012	0.0	0.7	0.4	1.9	1.7	8.1	2.7	-2.5	-1.0	2.5	0.6	-0.5	+15.3%
2011	2.8	-2.6	1.6	-1.5	1.0	-3.5	-3.8	4.4	-2.3	2.9	-1.3	0.7	−1.9%
2010	-5.3	3.2	2.6	4.3	-4.8	1.3	10.2	2.0	2.6	5.5	0.1	4.3	+28.4%
2009	0.7	-11.3	8.7	-8.2	-10.1	8.6	0.9	-6.7	4.7	-12.4	5.6	7.3	−15.0%
2008	-6.0	-4.4	-1.4	-1.9	-7.3	-6.5	-0.8	15.4	-2.8	1.2	20.5	-5.1	−2.9%
2007	-2.5	2.6	-1.4	-1.5	3.4	-1.6	-2.7	9.5	-5.3	2.6	-4.8	-4.2	−6.9%

INSD

Insider Activity · WTRG

Market-wide insider buying →Congress trades →SEC Form 4 filings via Yahoo Finance

Buys, 6 months

22K shares

Sells, 6 months

2.9K shares

Net shares

+19.1K

Net change in insider shares

+3.20%

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Value
Aug 6, 2026	Arnold Colleen FOfficer	Sale at price 39.55 per share.	2.9K	$112.92K
Jun 22, 2026	Bruner Christopher LDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 36.82 per share.	3.7K	$134.98K
Jun 22, 2026	Amato Elizabeth B.Director	Stock Award(Grant) at price 36.82 per share.	3.7K	$134.98K
Jun 22, 2026	Linde Tamara LouiseDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 36.82 per share.	3.7K	$134.98K
Jun 22, 2026	Hilferty Daniel J IiiDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 36.82 per share.	3.7K	$134.98K
Jun 22, 2026	Lewis Wilbert BryanDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 36.82 per share.	3.7K	$134.98K
Jun 22, 2026	Ciesinski David AlanDirector	Stock Award(Grant) at price 36.82 per share.	3.7K	$134.98K
Feb 19, 2026	Huwar MichaelOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2.6K	—
Feb 19, 2026	Huwar MichaelOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2.6K	—
Feb 19, 2026	Palmer Bradley JohnOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	246	—
Feb 19, 2026	Schuller Daniel JOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	6.7K	—
Feb 19, 2026	Schuller Daniel JOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	6.7K	—
Feb 19, 2026	Arnold Colleen FOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2.7K	—
Feb 19, 2026	Arnold Colleen FOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2.7K	—
Feb 19, 2026	Arnold Colleen FOfficer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	2.7K	—
Feb 19, 2026	Luning Christopher PaulGeneral Counsel	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	4.8K	—
Feb 19, 2026	Luning Christopher PaulGeneral Counsel	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	4.8K	—
Feb 16, 2026	Franklin Christopher HChief Executive Officer	Stock Award(Grant) at price 39.73 per share.	10.1K	$400.00K
Feb 16, 2026	Luning Christopher PaulGeneral Counsel	Stock Award(Grant) at price 39.73 per share.	4.5K	$180.02K
Jan 22, 2026	Huwar MichaelPresident	Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.	3.6K	—

CONG

Congress Trades · WTRG

House and Senate reports since 2025

Members

0 last bought

Buys

~$16.0K

Sells

~$24.0K

Net

−$8.0K

est. bought − sold

Latest

Oct 31, 25

Lisa McClain

Members who traded it

Member	Buys	Sells	Est. net	Last move
Lisa McClain MI09	2	2	+$0	Sold Oct 31, 25
Dan Newhouse WA04		1	−$8.0K	Trimmed Apr 11, 25

Bought and sold by quarter (est.)

Members of Congress's WTRG trades, newest first
Traded	Member	Owner	Type	Amount	Filed	Report
Oct 31, 25	Lisa McClain MI09	Spouse	Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	Nov 21, 25 (21d)	PDF
Oct 30, 25	Lisa McClain MI09	Spouse	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	Nov 21, 25 (22d)	PDF
Oct 30, 25	Lisa McClain MI09	Spouse	Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	Nov 21, 25 (22d)	PDF
Sep 25, 25	Lisa McClain MI09	Spouse	Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	Oct 22, 25 (27d)	PDF
Apr 11, 25	Dan Newhouse WA04	Spouse	Sell (part)	$1,001 - $15,000	May 16, 25 (35d)	PDF

From House and Senate STOCK Act reports. Members disclose trades, not holdings, as value ranges up to 45 days later, so amounts are estimates and “last move” is a hint at who still holds it, not a position. All recent congress trades

13F

Investors Holding WTRG

latest 13F filings of 29 followed managers

Investors holding WTRG
Investor	Value	Of portfolio	Shares	Change	Quarter
Renaissance Technologies	$9.0M	0.01%	235.28K	New	Q2 2026
Bridgewater Associates · Ray Dalio	$3.0M	0.01%	77.55K	+3.4%	Q2 2026

From each investor's quarterly 13F filing with the SEC: positions at the quarter's end, reported up to 45 days later. All investors

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