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Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering Essential Utilities Inc.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $70 | $45 | $51.8 | $47.1 | 9.98% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 119 days, WTRG's average price target has gone up $3.53.
WTRG reports an average of 18.22% for its upside potential over the past 166 days.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-17 | 10 | 70 | 45 | 51.80 | 44.88 | 15.42% |
| 2020-11-04 | 11 | 70 | 42 | 50.00 | 41.19 | 21.39% |
| 2020-10-29 | 9 | 70 | 42 | 49.44 | 41.95 | 17.85% |
| 2020-09-16 | 10 | 70 | 42 | 48.90 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-09-02 | 9 | 70 | 42 | 49.33 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-22 | 10 | 70 | 42 | 48.90 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-10 | 11 | 70 | 42 | 49.00 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-06 | 11 | 70 | 42 | 48.55 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-21 | 11 | 70 | 42 | 48.27 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-13 | 11 | 70 | 42 | 48.27 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-04 | 10 | 70 | 42 | 48.60 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-04 | 10 | 70 | 42 | 48.60 | NA | NA% |
WTRG Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
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The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 92 days, WTRG's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.46.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- The variance in analysts' estimates of WTRG is less than 25.68% of all US stocks.
- WTRG has a higher number of analysts covering the stock than 73.57% of all US stocks.
- Essential Utilities Inc's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 27.24% of all US stocks.
- The average analyst price target of WTRG is higher than 67.42% of all US stocks.
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