XNYS · Utilities - Regulated Water
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$41.04-1.39%
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Implied upside
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Valuation methods
the methods behind the target
TickerWhale Score
55/100
Positive
Score components
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Essential Utilities scores 55 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%61Positive
- Revenue growth 9.9%
- EPS growth -15.9%
Valuation
25%12Weak
- P/E 21.0
- EV/Sales 7.9
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#7 / 49sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 55 vs sector average 41.7 (+13.3)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 40%
Gross margin (sector)Top 9%
Return on equity (sector)Top 86%
P/E (sector)Pricier than 62%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
84/100Strong vs universe
Ranks 84th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 66/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
1 buy · 3 sell · 4 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates WTRG's technical setup strong — 84th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell — they read this stock on its own over days, where our score ranks it against every covered name over months, so the two often part company.
Moving averages
5 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+5.0%
- vs 50-day+1.7%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)50 · neutral
- Stochasticsell
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength19· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.100)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on buy — 5 buy vs 3 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 0 buy · 3 sell · 4 neutral.
Result — 1 buy vs 3 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)21.0
- P/S (TTM)4.5
- P/B1.5
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales7.9
- 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 — $11.7B
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.
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTRGCurrentEssential Utilities | 55 | 66 | 21.0 | — | 1.5 | 7.9 | $41.04 | -1.39% | +9.9% | ||
| AESAES | 67 | 62 | 5.5 | — | 2.1 | 3.2 | $14.83 | -0.13% | +8.5% | ||
| SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings | 67 | 46 | 12.0 | — | 1.5 | 5.5 | $85.85 | -0.76% | -15.3% | ||
| SRSpire | 64 | 45 | 8.8 | — | 1.3 | 4.7 | $79.23 | -1.38% | +10.7% | ||
| EDConsolidated Edison | 62 | 50 | 17.6 | — | 1.5 | 3.7 | $105.43 | -1.54% | +9.5% | ||
| EIXEdison International | 60 | 18 | 5.7 | — | 1.1 | 3.3 | $55.31 | -0.34% | +10.7% |
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