Essential Utilities, Inc.
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Companywww.essential.co
Essential Utilities, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties.
- CEO
- Christopher H. Franklin
- IPO
- 1980
- Employees
- 3,291
- HQ
- Bryn Mawr, PA, US
Price Chart
Valuation
- Market Cap
- $10.53B
- P/E
- 18.87
- P/S
- 4.12
- P/B
- 1.52
- EV/EBITDA
- 14.07
- Div Yield
- 3.69%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 46.96%
- Op Margin
- 34.97%
- Net Margin
- 21.82%
- ROE
- 8.16%
- ROIC
- 4.41%
Growth & Income
- Revenue
- $2.47B · 18.62%
- Net Income
- $616.37M · 3.54%
- EPS
- $2.20 · 1.38%
- Op Income
- $920.95M
- FCF YoY
- 25.01%
Performance & Tape
- 52W High
- $42.37
- 52W Low
- $36.32
- 50D MA
- $39.40
- 200D MA
- $39.12
- Beta
- 0.66
- Avg Volume
- 2.58M
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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) gains after deep earnings miss
Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) posted a revenue beat but missed EPS, yet the stock still gained as investors looked past weather-driven cost pressure. This deep-dive breaks down the operating headwinds, merger-related expenses, regulatory recoveries, capital spending plans, and management’s reaffirmed long-term growth outlook.
Essential Utilities (WTRG): Regulated Growth With Merger Upside
Essential Utilities combines defensive regulated cash flows with a visible infrastructure growth runway, but valuation is already pricing in much of the stability. The pending American Water merger adds another layer of upside and process risk.
Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) slips as earnings misses
Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) slips after reporting earnings misses, with shares down 0.5% as investors react to the latest quarterly results.
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