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Essential Utilities Inc
WTRG | US
39.52
USD-0.81
-2.01%
WTRG | US
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About Essential Utilities Inc
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities-Regulated Water
Earnings date
30/06/2024
As of date
24/04/2026
Close
39.52
Open
40.27
High
40.49
Low
39.34
Essential Utilities Inc. through its subsidiaries operates regulated utilities that provide water wastewater or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract 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. It serves approximately 8.8 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 Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. 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.
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Risk
26.8
Sharpe
-0.23
Luna's Score
46/100
Recommendation
Hold
Luna says (WTRG | US)
What's Working
Low 6-Month Volatility (<30%)
Largecap (10B - 200B USD)
Good Dividend Yield (2% <= Dividend Yield <= 8%)
Value Stock (Price to Book < 3)
Strong Operating Margin (> 25%)
What's not Working
Weakness based on declining price with high volume
High Short-term Volatility
High Current Volume and Negative 1-Day Return
High Market Beta (> 0.8)
High Debt to Equity (> 0.75)
Declining Revenue (< 0%)
Weak Sharpe Ratio (< 0.3)
Volatility Signals
Bullish: Stable Volatility (6-month <= 1-month volatility) is positive for the stock performance.
Risk Meter
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10 days
29.9%1 month
26.8%3 months
24.2%6 months
23.0%Returns
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Fundamental Ratios
PE
19.88
Fwd. PE
19.12
Price to book
1.80
Debt to equity
1.17
Debt to assets
0.42
Ent. to EBITDA
15.82
Ent. to rev.
9.44
PEG
2.82
Other Fundamentals
EBITDA
1.04B
MarketCap
10.82B
MarketCap(USD)
10.82B
Div. yield
3.21
Op. margin
33.50
Erngs. growth
-19.00
Rev. growth
-0.50
Ret. on equity
9.45
Short ratio
2.61
Short perc.
1.89
Market Sentiment (SMA and Price signals)
Short-term: Bearish (SMA10D < SMA1M)
Intermediate-term: Bullish (SMA1M > SMA3M)
Long-term: Bullish (SMA6M > SMA12M)
SMAs: Stock Price Trends
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Range10D
3.15
Range1M
3.17
Range3M
5.47
Volumes: Market Activity
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Rel. volume
3.52
Price X volume
259.56M
Peers
Diversifiers
Industry Comparison
| Parameter | Company | Industry | Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise to EBITDA | 15.82 | - | - |
| Ent. to Revenue | 9.44 | - | - |
| PE Ratio | 19.88 | - | - |
| Price to Book | 1.80 | - | - |
| Dividend Yield | 3.21 | - | - |
| Std. Deviation (3M) | 24.23 | - | - |
| Debt to Equity | 1.17 | - | - |
| Debt to Assets | 0.42 | - | - |
| Market Cap | 10.82B | - | - |
