Essential Utilities (WTRG) Social Stream
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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