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WTRG

Essential Utilities, Inc.
$39.38 +1.35 (+3.55%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$11.17B
Shares
283,632,983

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$39.38 Open$38.44 Day$38.40–39.61 52W$35.36–41.84 Avg vol 30d2.0M Short int4.7M · 1.7% float · 2.8d Short vol34% Last earningsMay 7, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 7
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
Technical · trend & momentum Buy
50 / 200-day cross no cross
+ Price vs 200-day avg +1% above
+ Price vs 50-day avg +4% above
RSI (14) 64 · neutral
+ MACD trend positive
52-week position 62% · mid-range
Sentiment · smart money Bullish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $38 › 200d $39 — 200d above 50d
+ Institutional flow 7 of 693 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +4.8K sh shares
Insider flow No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest 1.66% of float · ▲ +14.7% MoM · 2.8 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
+ Institution breadth 693 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Fundamentals Strong
+ Revenue growth +19% Y/Y
EPS growth +1% Y/Y
+ Free cash flow $514.7M
+ Valuation P/E 20.1 · below peers
Balance sheet net debt $3.0B

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 7, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
      long-term (affirmed)
      Compound annual growth rate of earnings per share 5% – 7%
      2026
      Infrastructure investment / capital expenditures Initiated $1.7B

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      no cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +1% above Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +4% above Bullish
      RSI (14)
      64 · neutral Neutral
      MACD trend
      positive Bullish
      52-week position
      62% · mid-range Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $38 › 200d $39 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      7 of 693 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +4.8K sh shares
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.66% of float · ▲ +14.7% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      693 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $35 Now $39 · 62% 52-wk high $42
      vs 200-day avg +1% vs 50-day avg +4%

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

      Versus peers

      Utilities - Regulated Water — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      WTRG
      Essential Utilities, Inc.
      this stock
      $11.17B +3.6% +18.6% 20.1 1.7%
      AWK
      American Water Works Company, Inc.
      $26.73B +5.6% +4.6% 24.3 5.1%
      SBS
      Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo-Sabesp
      $20.16B -75.8% 2.9%
      UUGRY
      United Utilities Group plc
      $13.33B +11.5% 0.0%
      AWR
      American States Water Co
      $3.32B +17.8% +10.5% 24.7 2.3%

      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
      692
      % held
      70.6%
      Reported
      7 of 693
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      363
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.7M
      Days to cover
      2.8d
      Change
      +605.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      34%
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      350
      Value
      $13.0K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      30.9%
      Week of
      Jun 15, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Lisa McClain
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Oct 31, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.5B
      Net income (FY)
      $616.4M
      EPS diluted
      $2.20
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 1.0M
      Remaining
      shares 720.3K
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      May 15, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $303.4K
      Shares
      7.7K
      Filed
      Mar 17, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 7, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      WTRG +3.8% +6.4% +3.3% +2.8% +3.6%
      SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
      vs SPY +2.4% +7.7% -4.7% +3.1% -5.6%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.343 / share · ex May 12, 2026
      Raised 5.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.372 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.48%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2015
      Authorized
      shares 1.00M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 279,652
      Remaining
      shares 720,348
      Spent Remaining

      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.

      Key facts CIK 78128 CUSIP 29670G102 13F (30d) 30 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations