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WTRG Essential Utilities Inc
NYSE USD Utilities
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As of 29 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 11B
- P/E ratio
- 20.81
- Analyst target
- 41.8
- Dividend yield
- 3.4%
- Beta
- 0.62
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Water
- ISIN
- Not available
- Market cap
- 11B
- P/E ratio
- 20.81
- Analyst target
- 41.8
- Dividend yield
- 3.4%
- Beta
- 0.62
About
About Essential Utilities Inc
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Research context
Essential Utilities Inc appears in PyInvesting’s US Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Water
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5 years, 6 months ago
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 18.9% cheaper than other stocks from the Utilities sector with a price to sales ratio of 7.8.
Based on the above factors, Essential Utilities, Inc gets an overall score of 1/5.