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Stocks Info
Essential Utilities Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Water industry. The current market capitalization of Essential Utilities Inc is $11.35B. A total of 1.13 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.73M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Franklin Chris sold 7,700 shares of WTRG for 39.40 per share on Mar 14 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 32,229 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 14 ’25, Chris Franklin bought 7,700 shares at 39.40 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, RUBIN ROBERT A disposed of 2,342 shares on Jul 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $37.43. This resulted in the Chief Accounting Officer holding 53,391 shares of WTRG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, RUBIN ROBERT A sold 2,023 shares at $36.56 per share on May 01 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Accounting Officer now total 13,358.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Essential Utilities Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.28, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.12%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.98. WTRG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.6% when it declared a $0.3255 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/13/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/10/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 3.3%. The WTRG stock dividend was $0.3255 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WTRG has a high of $41.78 and a low of $33.18.
As of this writing, WTRG has an earnings estimate of $0.78 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.82 per share and a lower estimate of $0.72.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WTRG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $10.57M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.02B in debt and $675.06M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $22.56, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.18B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WTRG is Buy with a score of 4.60.
