Essential Utilities (WTRG) Dividends

Essential Utilities (WTRG): $38.24

0.36 (-0.93%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

D

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Industry: Water

Industry

F

Ranked

#9 of 12

in industry

Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights

  • WTRG's average cash flow over the past 5.5 years is greater than merely 1.81% of current dividend paying stocks in the US.
  • If price volatilty is something you're paying attention to when building your dividend portfolio, know that WTRG has less fluctuation in its price than 96.12% of stocks we're observing.
  • If you want to include this stock in your dividend portfolio, here are some dividend stocks that are NOT correlated with WTRG that may be suitable potential portfolio mates: NFE, FLO, FIZZ, ZTO and QCCO.
WTRG Ex-Dividend Date
WTRG Dividend Yield
3.37%
WTRG Annual Dividend
$1.30
WTRG Payout Ratio

WTRG Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

Current PriceDDM Fair Value Target: Forecasted Gain:
$38.24$170.73 234.24%

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. In the case of WTRG, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of positive 234.24% in comparison to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Essential Utilities Inc are:

  • In comparison to other dividend stocks in the Utilities sector, WTRG is growing its dividends at a faster rate than about 91.04% of them.
  • The stock's annual revenue of roughly $2 billion puts it in the small-sized revenue class, where its estimated gain based on our dividend discount model price relative to its current share price is greater than 81.81% of companies in the same revenue class.


WTRG Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Date Type Payout Amount Change
2024-08-12Dividend$0.33+6.19%
2024-05-09Dividend$0.31--
2024-02-08Dividend$0.31--
2023-11-09Dividend$0.31--
2023-08-10Dividend$0.31+6.97%
2023-05-11Dividend$0.29--
2023-02-09Dividend$0.29--
2022-11-10Dividend$0.29--
2022-08-11Dividend$0.29+7.09%
2022-05-12Dividend$0.27--
2022-02-10Dividend$0.27--
2021-11-10Dividend$0.27--
2021-08-12Dividend$0.27+6.77%
2021-05-13Dividend$0.25--
2021-02-11Dividend$0.25--
2020-11-12Dividend$0.25--
2020-08-13Dividend$0.25+7.26%
2020-05-14Dividend$0.23--
2020-02-13Dividend$0.23--
2019-11-14Dividend$0.23--
2019-08-15Dividend$0.23+6.85%
2019-05-16Dividend$0.22--
2019-02-14Dividend$0.22--
2018-11-15Dividend$0.22--
2018-08-16Dividend$0.22+6.83%
2018-05-17Dividend$0.21--
2018-02-15Dividend$0.21--
2017-11-16Dividend$0.21--
2017-08-14Dividend$0.21+7.33%
2017-05-15Dividend$0.19--
2017-02-13Dividend$0.19--
2016-11-14Dividend$0.19--
2016-08-16Dividend$0.19+7.30%
2016-05-11Dividend$0.18--
2016-02-10Dividend$0.18--
2015-11-10Dividend$0.18--
2015-08-12Dividend$0.18+7.88%
2015-05-13Dividend$0.17--
2015-02-11Dividend$0.17--
2014-11-12Dividend$0.17--
2014-08-13Dividend$0.17+8.55%
2014-05-14Dividend$0.15--
2014-02-13Dividend$0.15--
2013-11-14Dividend$0.15+294.74%
2013-09-03Split5-4-for-1 Stock SplitN/A
2013-08-14Dividend$0.19+8.57%
2013-05-15Dividend$0.18--
2013-02-13Dividend$0.18--
2012-11-14Dividend$0.18+6.06%
2012-08-15Dividend$0.17--
2012-05-15Dividend$0.17--
2012-02-15Dividend$0.17--
2011-11-15Dividend$0.17+6.45%
2011-08-15Dividend$0.16--
2011-05-13Dividend$0.16--
2011-02-15Dividend$0.16--
2010-11-15Dividend$0.16+6.90%
2010-08-13Dividend$0.15--
2010-05-13Dividend$0.15--
2010-02-11Dividend$0.15--
2009-11-12Dividend$0.15+7.41%
2009-08-13Dividend$0.14--
2009-05-14Dividend$0.14--
2009-02-12Dividend$0.14--
2008-11-13Dividend$0.14+8.00%
2008-08-14Dividend$0.13--
2008-05-14Dividend$0.13--
2008-02-13Dividend$0.13--
2007-11-14Dividend$0.13--
2007-08-15Dividend$0.13+8.70%
2007-05-16Dividend$0.12--
2007-02-13Dividend$0.12--
2006-11-15Dividend$0.12--
2006-08-16Dividend$0.12+7.58%
2006-05-16Dividend$0.11--
2006-02-13Dividend$0.11+214.29%
2005-12-02Split4-3-for-1 Stock SplitN/A
2005-11-15Dividend$0.14+9.62%
2005-08-16Dividend$0.13--
2005-05-16Dividend$0.13--
2005-02-10Dividend$0.13--
2004-11-10Dividend$0.13+8.33%
2004-08-12Dividend$0.12--
2004-05-12Dividend$0.12--
2004-02-11Dividend$0.12+300.00%
2003-12-02Split5-4-for-1 Stock SplitN/A
2003-11-12Dividend$0.15+7.14%
2003-08-13Dividend$0.14--
2003-05-13Dividend$0.14--
2003-02-12Dividend$0.14--
2002-11-13Dividend$0.14+5.66%
2002-08-14Dividend$0.13--
2002-05-10Dividend$0.13--
2002-02-08Dividend$0.13+282.35%
2001-12-03Split5-4-for-1 Stock SplitN/A
2001-11-14Dividend$0.17+6.84%
2001-08-15Dividend$0.16--
2001-05-11Dividend$0.16--
2001-02-12Dividend$0.16+400.00%
2000-12-04Split5-4-for-1 Stock SplitN/A
2000-11-13Dividend$0.16-13.89%
2000-08-11Dividend$0.18--
2000-05-11Dividend$0.18--
2000-02-11Dividend$0.18--
1999-11-09Dividend$0.18--
1999-08-13Dividend$0.18+5.88%
1999-05-10Dividend$0.17+160.42%
1999-02-08Dividend$0.07--
1998-11-06Dividend$0.07--
1998-08-13Dividend$0.07+4.93%
1998-05-11Dividend$0.06--
1998-02-11Dividend$0.06+300.00%
1998-01-13Split4-3-for-1 Stock SplitN/A
1997-11-06Dividend$0.06--
1997-08-15Dividend$0.06+4.95%
1997-05-09Dividend$0.06--
1997-02-10Dividend$0.06--
1996-11-12Dividend$0.06--
1996-08-13Dividend$0.06+200.00%
1996-07-11Split3-2-for-1 Stock SplitN/A
1996-05-10Dividend$0.06--
1996-02-09Dividend$0.06--
1995-11-10Dividend$0.06--
1995-08-11Dividend$0.06+3.57%
1995-05-09Dividend$0.05--
1995-02-07Dividend$0.05--
1994-11-08Dividend$0.05--
1994-08-09Dividend$0.05+3.70%
1994-05-10Dividend$0.05--
1994-02-09Dividend$0.05--
1993-11-09Dividend$0.05--
1993-08-11Dividend$0.05--
1993-05-10Dividend$0.05+3.85%
1993-02-09Dividend$0.05--
1992-11-10Dividend$0.05--
1992-08-12Dividend$0.05--
1992-05-07Dividend$0.05--
1992-02-11Dividend$0.05+4.00%
1991-11-06Dividend$0.05--
1991-08-12Dividend$0.05--
1991-05-09Dividend$0.05--
1991-02-05Dividend$0.05--
1990-11-06Dividend$0.05--
1990-08-09Dividend$0.05--
1990-05-10Dividend$0.05--
1990-02-07Dividend$0.05+6.38%
1989-11-09Dividend$0.05--
1989-08-09Dividend$0.05--
1989-05-09Dividend$0.05--
1989-02-07Dividend$0.05--
1988-11-07Dividend$0.05--
1988-08-11Dividend$0.05--
1988-05-09Dividend$0.05--
1988-02-09Dividend$0.05--


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