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Bullish Probability	Sentiment	Score
+80%	Strong Buy	10
+75%	Buy	9
+70%	Buy	8
+60%	Buy	7
+50%	Hold	6
+45%	Hold	5
+40%	Hold	4
+35%	Sell	3
+30%	Sell	2
+20%	Strong Sell	1

Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG)

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Bullish Probability	Sentiment	Score
+80%	Strong Buy	10
+75%	Buy	9
+70%	Buy	8
+60%	Buy	7
+50%	Hold	6
+45%	Hold	5
+40%	Hold	4
+35%	Sell	3
+30%	Sell	2
+20%	Strong Sell	1

35.93

0.41 (1.15%)

At close: Feb 20, 2025, 3:59 PM

35.99

0.17%

After-hours: Feb 20, 2025, 04:52 PM EST

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Bid	35.1
Market Cap	9.87B
Revenue (ttm)	-
Net Income (ttm)	-
EPS (ttm)	1.99
PE Ratio (ttm)	18.06
Forward PE	n/a
Analyst	Buy

Ask	36.49
Volume	1,348,517
Avg. Volume (20D)	1,409,849
Open	35.60
Previous Close	35.52
Day's Range	35.35 - 36.03
52-Week Range	33.18 - 41.78
Beta	undefined

About WTRG

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 servic...

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Industry Regulated Water

Sector Utilities

IPO Date Mar 17, 1980

Employees 3,258

Stock Exchange NYSE

Ticker Symbol WTRG

Website https://www.essential.co

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Analyst Forecast

According to 6 analyst ratings, the average rating for WTRG stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $43.5, which is an increase of 21.07% from the latest price.

Buy 83.33%

Hold 16.67%

Sell 0.00%

Stock Forecasts

Next Earnings Release

Essential Utilities Inc. is scheduled to release its earnings on Feb 26, 2025, during market hours.
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Why Price Moved

3 months ago

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3 months ago

+3.86%

Essential Utilities shares are trading higher. Wells Fargo maintained an Overweight rating on the stock.

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