XNYS · Utilities - Regulated Water
Last stored close · Nov 10, 2026
Close · Nov 10, 2026
$45.17+0.16%
Model Target
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not published for this name
Implied upside
—
vs the model target
Valuation methods
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no method met the standard
TickerWhale Score
57/100
Positive
Score components
TickerWhale View
Essential Utilities scores 57 out of 100 overall, which we rate positive. Technical is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Risk
What to watch
- Valuation
Quality & growth
30%60Positive
- Revenue growth 9.9%
- EPS growth -15.9%
Valuation
25%11Weak
- P/E 23.1
- EV/Sales 8.3
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#11 / 49sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 57 vs sector average 48.1 (+8.9)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 40%
Gross margin (sector)Top 9%
Return on equity (sector)Top 86%
P/E (sector)Pricier than 70%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
93/100Strong vs universe
Ranks 93rd of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 82/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Strong Buy
4 buy · 1 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates WTRG's technical setup strong — 93rd percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean buy, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
9 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+14.1%
- vs 50-day+9.3%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)68 · neutral
- Stochasticsell
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Constructive
- ADX (14) trend strength47· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 0.240)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on buy — 9 buy vs 0 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 3 buy · 1 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 4 buy vs 1 sell of 8 votes = Strong Buy. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-11-10 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)23.1
- P/S (TTM)5.0
- P/B1.7
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales8.3
- PEG—
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin82.6%
- Net margin21.6%
- ROE7.2%
- Debt/Equity1.11
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)9.9%
- EPS growth (YoY)-15.9%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs sector peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $12.8B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
Model Target
Model Target — Under Review
Our valuation methods do not currently agree closely enough for us to publish a single target for this company. We would rather say so than print a number we cannot stand behind. The TickerWhale Score still reflects quality, growth and momentum.
Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTRGCurrentEssential Utilities | 57 | 82 | 23.1 | — | 1.7 | 8.3 | $45.17 | +0.16% | +9.9% | ||
| SRSpire | 71 | 74 | 10.0 | — | 1.5 | 4.9 | $89.44 | +0.65% | +10.7% | ||
| EDConsolidated Edison | 70 | 80 | 19.9 | — | 1.7 | 4.0 | $119.28 | +0.75% | +9.5% | ||
| AESAES | 69 | 61 | 5.6 | — | 2.2 | 3.2 | $14.92 | +0.13% | +8.5% | ||
| SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings | 68 | 65 | 12.9 | — | 1.6 | 5.7 | $92.05 | -0.44% | -15.3% | ||
| EIXEdison International | 66 | 37 | 6.2 | — | 1.2 | 3.4 | $60.20 | +0.10% | +10.7% |
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