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NYSE · WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc.
Utilities · Regulated Water
$43.52
Up+$0.74 (+1.73%)
Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:38 PM
SID Score
7.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 10.66B
- P/E ratio
- 16.35
- Dividend yield
- 3.07%
- 52-week range
- $36.11 – $44.09
- Volume
- 2.35M
- Avg. volume
- 2.14M
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WTRG price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
WTRG closed at $43.52 after 20 trading sessions, up 12.54% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $43.52
- Period change
- +12.54%
- Period low
- $38.53
- Period high
- $43.52
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $43.13 | $44.085 | $42.5653 | $43.52 | 2.35M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $42.64 | $43.055 | $42.155 | $42.78 | 2.05M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $42.57 | $42.78 | $42.21 | $42.27 | 2.1M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $42.48 | $42.69 | $42.12 | $42.64 | 1.22M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $42.79 | $43.06 | $42.47 | $42.76 | 1.35M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $43.20 | $43.61 | $42.83 | $43.11 | 2.19M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $41.23 | $43.30 | $41.05 | $43.30 | 2.55M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $40.86 | $41.27 | $40.71 | $40.74 | 1.74M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $40.52 | $41.44 | $40.52 | $40.98 | 2.31M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $40.61 | $40.80 | $40.13 | $40.38 | 1.44M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $40.49 | $40.885 | $40.24 | $40.83 | 2.14M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $40.48 | $40.925 | $40.005 | $40.29 | 4.52M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $39.21 | $40.085 | $39.07 | $39.85 | 2.46M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $39.37 | $39.51 | $38.72 | $39.29 | 1.76M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $38.91 | $39.17 | $38.715 | $39.15 | 1.89M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $38.72 | $39.155 | $38.57 | $38.98 | 1.39M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $38.68 | $38.945 | $38.21 | $38.72 | 2.96M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $38.80 | $38.98 | $38.29 | $38.53 | 3.16M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $38.78 | $39.05 | $38.47 | $38.81 | 1.92M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $39.33 | $39.505 | $38.51 | $38.67 | 3.85M |
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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.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $43.50
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 15
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Sep 10, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Barclays | Underweight | — |
| Jul 2, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| May 29, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 30, 2026
What American Water Works (AWK) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call
American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.00 per share, up from $1.89 per share a year earlier, and narrowed its full-year 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $6.07 to $6.12, representing the top half of its prior guidance range. For the first nine months of 2026, adju
Yahoo · Oct 29, 2026
American Water Q3 Earnings Miss on Higher Costs Despite Revenue Growth
American Water's Q3 earnings miss estimates as rising costs offset revenue growth, while rate hikes, acquisitions and higher investments support its outlook.
Yahoo · Oct 29, 2026
These 4 Boring Dividend Stocks Get Paid Every Time America Turns on the Tap
Water utilities operate as legal monopolies with state regulators controlling every rate increase, yet four of them have quietly raised their dividends for decades. The question is which one actually protects your income when the bills come due.
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