Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
- Previous Close
36.26 - Open
35.96 - Bid --
- Ask --
- Day's Range
35.62 - 36.67 - 52 Week Range
32.07 - 43.74 - Volume
3,427,963 - Avg. Volume
1,783,232 - Market Cap (intraday)
9.994B - Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.81
- PE Ratio (TTM)
19.65 - EPS (TTM)
1.86 - Earnings Date May 2, 2024
- Forward Dividend & Yield 1.23 (3.36%)
- Ex-Dividend Date May 9, 2024
- 1y Target Est
44.00
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. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It serves approximately 5.5 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, 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.
www.essential.co3,258
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December 31
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Valuation Measures
Market Cap
9.99B
Enterprise Value
17.08B
Trailing P/E
19.65
Forward P/E
18.35
PEG Ratio (5yr expected)
2.41
Price/Sales (ttm)
4.76
Price/Book (mrq)
1.70
Enterprise Value/Revenue
8.32
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
16.13
Financial Highlights
Profitability and Income Statement
Profit Margin
24.26%
Return on Assets (ttm)
2.67%
Return on Equity (ttm)
8.84%
Revenue (ttm)
2.05B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)
498.23M
Diluted EPS (ttm)
1.86
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Total Cash (mrq)
4.61M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)
120.57%
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)
-433.2M
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Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for U.S. water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Nearly three fourths of its water earnings come from Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 700,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Essential exited its noncore competitive water and energy services businesses.
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Analyst Report: Essential Utilities Inc
Essential Utilities Inc., formerly Aqua America, Inc., operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States, with subsidiaries serving approximately five million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. In addition to its water/wastewater utilities, the company purchased the Peoples natural gas distribution utility in March 2020. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, WTRG is the one of the largest regulated water utility in the U.S. and has been in operation for over 135 years. The company has over 3,000 employees.
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