Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG)

$37.68

+0.47

(+1.26%)▲

Market is closed - opens 7 PM, 03 May 2024

Insights on Essential Utilities Inc.

  • Increasing Revenue

    Revenue is up for the last 2 quarters, 411.25M → 479.41M (in $), with an average increase of 14.2% per quarter

  • Increasing Net Profit

    Netprofit is up for the last 2 quarters, 80.07M → 135.44M (in $), with an average increase of 40.9% per quarter

  • Vs CWT

    In the last 1 year, Essential Utilities Inc. has experienced a drawdown of -12.0%, however California Water Service Group resisted the overall trend and outperformed by 1.3%

  • Vs AWR

    In the last 3 years, Essential Utilities Inc. has experienced a drawdown of -21.0%, however American States Water Co resisted the overall trend and outperformed by 5.8%

Performance

  • $37.02
    $37.68
    $37.68
    downward going graph

    1.75%

    Downside

    Day's Volatility :1.75%

    Upside

    0.0%

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  • $31.51
    $42.36
    $37.68
    downward going graph

    16.37%

    Downside

    52 Weeks Volatility :25.61%

    Upside

    11.05%

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Returns

PeriodEssential Utilities Inc.Sector (Utilities)Index (Russel 2000)
3 Months
2.88%
9.8%
0.0%
6 Months
7.39%
9.8%
0.0%
1 Year
-11.99%
-1.1%
2.1%
3 Years
-20.88%
1.2%
-21.9%

Highlights

Market Capitalization
10.0B
Book Value
$21.57
Dividend Share
1.188
Dividend Yield
3.36%
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
1.86
PE Ratio
19.66
PEG Ratio
2.27
Wall Street Target Price
44.0
Profit Margin
24.26%
Operating Margin TTM
36.65%
Return On Assets TTM
2.67%
Return On Equity TTM
8.84%
Revenue TTM
2.1B
Revenue Per Share TTM
7.69
Quarterly Revenue Growth YOY
-32.0%
Gross Profit TTM
1.1B
EBITDA
1.0B
Diluted Eps TTM
1.86
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY
0.12
EPS Estimate Current Year
1.98
EPS Estimate Next Year
2.12
EPS Estimate Current Quarter
0.5
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
0.74

Analyst Recommendation

Buy
    81%Buy
    18%Hold
    0
    0%Sell
Based on 16 Wall street analysts offering stock ratings for Essential Utilities Inc.(by analysts ranked 0 to 5 stars)
Based on 16 analyst
  • Current
  • 1M Ago
  • 3M Ago
Buy
13
13
12
Hold
3
3
4
Sell
00
00
00

Analyst Forecast

What analysts predicted

Upside of 16.77%

Current $37.68
Target $44.00

Company Financials

FY18Y/Y Change
Revenue
838.1M
↑ 3.53%
Net Income
192.0M
↓ 19.92%
Net Profit Margin
22.91%
↓ 6.7%
FY19Y/Y Change
Revenue
889.7M
↑ 6.16%
Net Income
224.5M
↑ 16.96%
Net Profit Margin
25.24%
↑ 2.33%
FY20Y/Y Change
Revenue
1.5B
↑ 64.4%
Net Income
284.8M
↑ 26.86%
Net Profit Margin
19.47%
↓ 5.77%
FY21Y/Y Change
Revenue
1.9B
↑ 28.4%
Net Income
431.6M
↑ 51.52%
Net Profit Margin
22.98%
↑ 3.51%
FY22Y/Y Change
Revenue
2.3B
↑ 21.82%
Net Income
465.2M
↑ 7.79%
Net Profit Margin
20.33%
↓ 2.65%
FY23Y/Y Change
Revenue
2.1B
↓ 10.24%
Net Income
498.2M
↑ 7.09%
Net Profit Margin
24.26%
↑ 3.93%
Q3 FY22Q/Q Change
Revenue
434.6M
↓ 3.15%
Net Income
68.6M
↓ 16.59%
Net Profit Margin
15.79%
↓ 2.55%
Q4 FY22Q/Q Change
Revenue
705.4M
↑ 62.3%
Net Income
114.9M
↑ 67.45%
Net Profit Margin
16.29%
↑ 0.5%
Q1 FY23Q/Q Change
Revenue
726.5M
↑ 2.99%
Net Income
191.4M
↑ 66.56%
Net Profit Margin
26.35%
↑ 10.06%
Q2 FY23Q/Q Change
Revenue
436.7M
↓ 39.89%
Net Income
91.3M
↓ 52.32%
Net Profit Margin
20.9%
↓ 5.45%
Q3 FY23Q/Q Change
Revenue
411.3M
↓ 5.83%
Net Income
80.1M
↓ 12.26%
Net Profit Margin
19.47%
↓ 1.43%
Q4 FY23Q/Q Change
Revenue
479.4M
↑ 16.57%
Net Income
135.4M
↑ 69.15%
Net Profit Margin
28.25%
↑ 8.78%
FY18Y/Y Change
Total Assets
7.0B
↑ 9.98%
Total Liabilities
5.0B
↑ 13.26%
FY19Y/Y Change
Total Assets
9.4B
↑ 34.42%
Total Liabilities
5.5B
↑ 10.62%
FY20Y/Y Change
Total Assets
13.7B
↑ 46.39%
Total Liabilities
9.0B
↑ 64.59%
FY21Y/Y Change
Total Assets
14.7B
↑ 6.95%
Total Liabilities
9.5B
↑ 5.02%
FY22Y/Y Change
Total Assets
15.7B
↑ 7.24%
Total Liabilities
10.3B
↑ 9.16%
FY23Y/Y Change
Total Assets
16.8B
↑ 7.14%
Total Liabilities
10.9B
↑ 5.84%
Q3 FY22Q/Q Change
Total Assets
15.3B
↑ 1.55%
Total Liabilities
9.9B
↑ 2.4%
Q4 FY22Q/Q Change
Total Assets
15.7B
↑ 2.88%
Total Liabilities
10.3B
↑ 4.08%
Q1 FY23Q/Q Change
Total Assets
15.8B
↑ 0.63%
Total Liabilities
10.3B
↓ 0.38%
Q2 FY23Q/Q Change
Total Assets
16.1B
↑ 1.79%
Total Liabilities
10.5B
↑ 1.79%
Q3 FY23Q/Q Change
Total Assets
16.4B
↑ 2.05%
Total Liabilities
10.5B
↑ 0.22%
Q4 FY23Q/Q Change
Total Assets
16.8B
↑ 2.49%
Total Liabilities
10.9B
↑ 4.14%
FY18Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
368.5M
↓ 3.36%
Investing Cash Flow
-639.8M
↑ 33.19%
Financing Cash Flow
270.7M
↑ 172.06%
FY19Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
338.5M
↓ 8.14%
Investing Cash Flow
-604.6M
↓ 5.5%
Financing Cash Flow
2.1B
↑ 687.31%
FY20Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
508.0M
↑ 50.07%
Investing Cash Flow
-4.3B
↑ 616.78%
Financing Cash Flow
2.0B
↓ 7.97%
FY21Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
644.7M
↑ 26.9%
Investing Cash Flow
-1.1B
↓ 75.63%
Financing Cash Flow
417.1M
↓ 78.74%
FY22Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow
600.3M
↓ 6.88%
Investing Cash Flow
-1.2B
↑ 11.58%
Financing Cash Flow
578.8M
↑ 38.77%
Q3 FY22Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
102.9M
↓ 2.69%
Investing Cash Flow
-349.1M
↑ 44.97%
Financing Cash Flow
256.6M
↑ 185.86%
Q4 FY22Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
81.1M
↓ 21.11%
Investing Cash Flow
-355.2M
↑ 1.77%
Financing Cash Flow
262.1M
↑ 2.15%
Q1 FY23Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
401.6M
↑ 394.94%
Investing Cash Flow
-243.2M
↓ 31.54%
Financing Cash Flow
-149.7M
↓ 157.1%
Q2 FY23Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
219.8M
↓ 45.27%
Investing Cash Flow
-329.2M
↑ 35.35%
Financing Cash Flow
100.9M
↓ 167.41%
Q3 FY23Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow
183.1M
↓ 16.67%
Investing Cash Flow
-346.3M
↑ 5.2%
Financing Cash Flow
160.0M
↑ 58.63%

Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Essential Utilities Inc. is currently in a favorable trading position ( BUY ) according to technical analysis indicators.

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Peers

Company Name1 Month6 Month1 Year3 Years5 Years
Essential Utilities Inc.
Essential Utilities Inc.
2.42%
7.39%
-11.99%
-20.88%
-3.07%
American States Water Co
American States Water Co
2.96%
-10.64%
-18.48%
-9.08%
2.77%
American Water Works Company, Inc.
American Water Works Company, Inc.
4.65%
0.51%
-14.73%
-19.54%
17.29%
Sjw Group
Sjw Group
0.38%
-13.57%
-27.33%
-16.09%
-9.0%
California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group
8.28%
-1.81%
-10.71%
-15.54%
0.22%
Company NameP/E RatioP/B RatioPEG RatioEPSROEROADiv YieldBVPS
Essential Utilities Inc.
Essential Utilities Inc.
19.66
19.66
2.27
1.98
0.09
0.03
0.03
21.57
American States Water Co
American States Water Co
21.06
21.06
6.85
3.02
0.17
0.06
0.02
20.99
American Water Works Company, Inc.
American Water Works Company, Inc.
24.77
24.77
2.92
5.25
0.11
0.03
0.02
50.31
Sjw Group
Sjw Group
20.57
20.57
3.46
2.76
0.07
0.02
0.03
38.52
California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group
51.18
51.18
2.7
2.43
0.04
0.01
0.02
24.72
Company NameAnalyst ViewMarket Cap5 Years Return %PE RatioProfit Margin
Essential Utilities Inc.
Essential Utilities Inc.
Buy
$10.0B
-3.07%
19.66
24.26%
American States Water Co
American States Water Co
Sell
$2.6B
2.77%
21.06
20.97%
American Water Works Company, Inc.
American Water Works Company, Inc.
Buy
$23.6B
17.29%
24.77
22.3%
Sjw Group
Sjw Group
Hold
$1.8B
-9.0%
20.57
12.68%
California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group
Sell
$2.7B
0.22%
51.18
6.53%

Institutional Holdings

  • BlackRock Inc

    11.34%

  • Vanguard Group Inc

    10.23%

  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

    7.92%

  • State Street Corporation

    4.93%

  • Amundi

    3.49%

  • Pictet Asset Manangement SA

    2.10%

Corporate Announcements

  • Essential Utilities Inc. Dividends March,2024

    In the quarter ending March,2024. Essential Utilities Inc. has declared dividend of $0.31

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Company Information

essential utilities, inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the united states. it offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts 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 services to households through a third-party. it serves approximately 3 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, and virginia. 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.

Organization
Essential Utilities Inc.
Employees
3258
CEO
Mr. Christopher H. Franklin
Industry
Utilities

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