Essential Utilities (WTRG) Social Stream



Essential Utilities (WTRG): $35.37

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POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Water

Industry

F

Ranked

#8 of 12

in industry

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC (WTRG) Price Targets From Analysts

The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering WTRG.

Date Number of Analysts Highest Target Price Lowest Target Price Average Target Price Current Price Upside Potential
2021-11-02 6 $70 $51 $57.166 $34.96 63.52%
2021-11-18 7 $70 $53 $57.666 $34.96 64.95%
2021-12-08 7 $70 $53 $57.833 $34.96 65.43%
2022-01-25 6 $70 $53 $58 $34.96 65.9%
2022-02-28 7 $70 $54 $59 $34.96 68.76%
2022-03-10 8 $70 $53 $58 $34.96 65.9%
2022-03-11 8 $70 $52 $57.666 $34.96 64.95%
2022-04-18 8 $70 $52 $57 $34.96 63.04%
2022-04-25 8 $70 $52 $57.142 $34.96 63.45%
2022-05-10 8 $70 $50 $54.75 $34.96 56.61%
2022-05-19 6 $70 $50 $55.333 $34.96 58.28%
2022-07-18 8 $70 $50 $54.714 $34.96 56.5%
2022-08-13 8 $70 $51 $56.428 $34.96 61.41%
2022-08-18 8 $70 $51 $57 $34.96 63.04%
2022-09-30 8 $70 $51 $55.857 $34.96 59.77%
2022-10-12 8 $70 $50 $55.285 $34.96 58.14%
2022-10-20 8 $70 $44 $54.142 $34.96 54.87%
2022-10-27 8 $70 $45 $54.285 $34.96 55.28%
2022-11-08 8 $71 $45 $54.428 $34.96 55.69%
2022-11-17 9 $71 $45 $55.571 $34.96 58.96%
2023-01-26 9 $71 $45 $55.125 $34.96 57.68%
2023-02-03 8 $71 $45 $55.125 $34.96 57.68%
2023-02-06 8 $71 $45 $55.5 $34.96 58.75%
2023-02-28 9 $71 $45 $55.5 $34.96 58.75%
2023-04-06 8 $71 $45 $55.125 $34.96 57.68%
2023-05-10 9 $71 $44 $54.75 $34.96 56.61%
2023-06-23 9 $71 $44 $54.75 $34.96 56.61%
2023-06-27 10 $71 $44 $55.285 $34.96 58.14%
2023-07-20 9 $71 $44 $55.285 $34.96 58.14%
2023-08-09 9 $71 $44 $55.2 $34.96 57.89%
2023-09-28 9 $71 $42 $52.4 $34.96 49.89%
2023-10-04 9 $71 $42 $50.4 $34.96 44.16%
2023-11-08 9 $61 $42 $48.4 $34.96 38.44%

The Trend in the Analyst Price Target


Over the past 15 months, WTRG's average price target has gone down $8.6.

WTRG reports an average of 30.77% for its upside potential over the past 49 weeks.

Date Number of Analysts Highest Target Price Lowest Target Price Average Target Price Share Price Upside Potential
2023-01-08 9 71 45 55.125 48.81 12.94%
2023-02-06 8 71 45 55.500 47.46 16.94%
2023-02-28 9 71 45 55.125 42.78 28.86%
2023-02-28 8 71 45 54.888 42.78 28.3%
2023-05-10 9 71 44 54.750 42.97 27.41%

WTRG Broker Recommendations Summary

Average Broker Rating Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell Analysts Issuing Recs
1.56 6 1 2 0 0 9

The Trend in the Broker Recommendations


WTRG's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.44 over the prior 22 months.

The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for WTRG as an investment opportunity.

  • To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Utilities stocks, ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 3839.7% of them.
  • To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of stocks in the large market cap category, ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 709.48% of them.
  • To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Utilities stocks, ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -3368.94% of them.
  • To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of stocks in the large market cap category, ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC's average analyst price target is greater than 1531.69% of them.

Stocks similar to ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC in the Utilities industry regarding analyst recommendations and price targets are BIPC, SWX, and CPK.

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