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WTRG · Essential Utilities, Inc.

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Market Cap
$11.60B
Shares
283.78M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$41.17 Open$40.66 Day$40.51–41.37 52W close$36.25–41.93 Avg vol 30d2.0M Short int5.2M · 1.8% float · 2.7d Short vol56% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 6, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 16.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.67
Technical
price trend
Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +6%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +4%
above
RSI (14) 59
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 87%
near high
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return +6%
trailing
6-month return +4%
trailing
YTD return +7%
this year
Relative strength −9%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $39 › 200d $39 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
-1% holders QoQ · +79 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$112.9K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
1.83% of float · ▼ -7.0% MoM · 2.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
694 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 48
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Weak
Revenue growth +19%
Y/Y
EPS growth +6%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-1.1B
Balance sheet $12.7B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 22%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −14%
past year
ATR 2.1%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2021
water
Rate base growth 6% – 7%
Customer growth 2% – 3%
natural gas
Rate base growth 8% – 10%
through 2024
Earnings per share growth 5% – 7%
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2021
Earnings per share · 2022 $1.75 – $1.80
Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
Earnings per share 2022
guided $1.75 – $1.80
$1.77 In line

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
0 · 3 · 4
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+6% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+4% Bullish
RSI (14)
59 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
87% Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $39 › 200d $39 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
-1% holders QoQ · +79 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$112.9K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
1.83% of float · ▼ -7.0% MoM · 2.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
694 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $36 Now $41 · 87% Range high $42
vs 200-day avg +6% vs 50-day avg +4%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Utilities - Regulated Water — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc.
this stock
$11.60B +7.3% +18.6% 1.8%
AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc.
$27.47B +5.3% +4.6% 24.0 5.4%
SBS
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo-Sabesp
$17.13B 0.5%
UUGRY
United Utilities Group plc
$14.38B +20.0% 0.0%
AWR
American States Water Co
$3.54B +23.1% +10.5% 24.5 2.5%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
694
% held
78.8%
Net QoQ
+6.8M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
376
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
5.2M
Days to cover
2.7d
Change
-389.4K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
56%
As of
Sep 1, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
68
Value
$2.7K
As of
Aug 11, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
34.4%
Week of
Jul 27, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$112.9K
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 1
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Lisa McClain
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Oct 31, 2025
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$5.1B
Net income (FY)
$1.1B
EPS diluted
$5.69
View
Buybacks
Remaining
shares 5.1M
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 31, 2026
This year
17
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Proposed Sales
Value
$303.4K
Shares
7.7K
Filed
Mar 17, 2025
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 5, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
WTRG -0.4% +6.2% +4.2% +3.3% +7.3%
SPY +0.5% +1.2% +13.3% +2.7% +12.5%
vs SPY -0.9% +4.9% -9.1% +0.6% -5.2%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.361 / share · ex Aug 11, 2026
Raised 5.2%
Paid (TTM)
$1.39 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
3.38%
Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
Authorized
Spent (derived)
Remaining
shares 5.10M

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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