Essential Utilities (WTRG): Price and Financial Metrics
WTRG Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $40.94 | 52-week high | $52.42 |
| Prev. close | $39.96 | 52-week low | $38.50 |
| Day low | $39.83 | Volume | 720,900 |
| Day high | $41.00 | Avg. volume | 1,165,172 |
| 50-day MA | $42.43 | Dividend yield | 2.87% |
| 200-day MA | $45.00 | Market Cap | 10.82B |
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WTRG POWR Grades
- WTRG scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 70.99% of US stocks.
- WTRG's strongest trending metric is Value; it's been moving down over the last 179 days.
- WTRG's current lowest rank is in the Value metric (where it is better than 5.74% of US stocks).
WTRG Stock Summary
- ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC's stock had its IPO on December 30, 1987, making it an older stock than 90.88% of US equities in our set.
- Of note is the ratio of ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; just 0.35% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- For WTRG, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 96.86% of US equities we're observing.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC are BKH, ARTNA, SR, MAC, and OKE.
- WTRG's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC's official web site, go to www.essential.co.
WTRG Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Utilities stock, WTRG's price/sales ratio is 104.35% higher, now standing at 4.7.
- Over the past 243 months, WTRG's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 10.5.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for WTRG.
| Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTRG | 2023-05-17 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 23.7 | 25.7 |
| WTRG | 2023-05-16 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 23.8 | 25.7 |
| WTRG | 2023-05-15 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 24.3 | 26.0 |
| WTRG | 2023-05-12 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 24.6 | 26.2 |
| WTRG | 2023-05-11 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 26.1 |
| WTRG | 2023-05-10 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 24.8 | 26.4 |
WTRG Growth Metrics
- The 3 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at 182.97%.
- Its 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 83.05%.
- The year over year net cashflow from operations growth rate now stands at 4.76%.
The table below shows WTRG's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
| Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | 2,118.336 | 601.986 | 466.811 |
| 2022-06-30 | 2,045.578 | 648.113 | 448.676 |
| 2022-03-31 | 1,993.854 | 699.802 | 447.299 |
| 2021-12-31 | 1,878.144 | 644.679 | 431.612 |
| 2021-09-30 | 1,816.455 | 649.221 | 417.813 |
| 2021-06-30 | 1,803.242 | 675.69 | 423.042 |
WTRG's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- WTRG has a Quality Grade of D, ranking ahead of 21.71% of graded US stocks.
- WTRG's asset turnover comes in at 0.131 -- ranking 92nd of 105 Utilities stocks.
- DCP, ENBL, and OPTT are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WTRG.
The table below shows WTRG's key quality metrics over time.
| Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | 0.131 | 0.492 | 0.038 |
| 2021-03-31 | 0.133 | 0.490 | 0.038 |
| 2020-12-31 | 0.110 | 0.473 | 0.029 |
| 2020-09-30 | 0.100 | 0.505 | 0.029 |
| 2020-06-30 | 0.099 | 0.527 | 0.034 |
| 2020-03-31 | 0.093 | 0.540 | 0.034 |
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Company Bio
Essential Utilities (formerly called Aqua America Inc.) offers liquid waste hauling and disposal, and water and wastewater services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Latest WTRG News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate WTRG as an investment opportunity.
Essential Utilities' (NYSE:WTRG) five-year total shareholder returns outpace the underlying earnings growthEssential Utilities, Inc. ( NYSE:WTRG ) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 11% in the... |
Q1 2023 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings CallQ1 2023 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call |
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Sales UpEssential Utilities' (WTRG) first-quarter earnings are lower than expected. WTRG is investing regularly to strengthen its infrastructure and expand operations via organic and inorganic means. |
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Lags Q1 Earnings EstimatesEssential Utilities (WTRG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -2.70% and 2.03%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock? |
Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Q1 2023BRYN MAWR, Pa., May 08, 2023--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. |
WTRG Price Returns
| 1-mo | -4.31% |
| 3-mo | -2.56% |
| 6-mo | -13.53% |
| 1-year | -10.98% |
| 3-year | -1.37% |
| 5-year | 35.15% |
| YTD | -13.11% |
| 2022 | -8.93% |
| 2021 | 16.05% |
| 2020 | 2.92% |
| 2019 | 40.43% |
| 2018 | -10.66% |
WTRG Dividends
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