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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

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36.16 +0.12 (+0.33%)
At close: January 3 at 4:00:02 PM EST
36.01 -0.15 (-0.41%)
After hours: January 3 at 6:40:00 PM EST

Research Analysis

Earnings Per Share

Consensus EPS
 

Revenue vs. Earnings

Revenue 435.25M
Earnings 69.4M
Q4'23
Q1'24
Q2'24
Q3'24
0
200M
400M
600M
 

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell
 

Analyst Price Targets

41.00
45.70 Average
36.16 Current
60.00 High

Earnings Estimate

Currency in USD Current Qtr. (Dec 2024)Next Qtr. (Mar 2025)Current Year (2024)Next Year (2025)
No. of Analysts 621111
Avg. Estimate 0.660.761.992.12
Low Estimate 0.620.731.92.07
High Estimate 0.760.792.142.2
Year Ago EPS 0.50.971.861.99

Revenue Estimate

Currency in USD Current Qtr. (Dec 2024)Next Qtr. (Mar 2025)Current Year (2024)Next Year (2025)
No. of Analysts 2177
Avg. Estimate 698.77M690M2.17B2.37B
Low Estimate 538.7M690M2.01B2.19B
High Estimate 858.83M690M2.34B2.5B
Year Ago Sales 479.42M612.07M2.05B2.17B
Sales Growth (year/est) 45.75%12.73%5.88%8.83%

Earnings History

Currency in USD 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024
EPS Est. 0.510.760.330.24
EPS Actual 0.50.970.280.25
Difference -0.010.21-0.050.01
Surprise % -1.49%27.39%-14.11%2.27%

EPS Trend

Currency in USD Current Qtr. (Dec 2024)Next Qtr. (Mar 2025)Current Year (2024)Next Year (2025)
Current Estimate 0.660.761.992.11
7 Days Ago 0.660.751.992.12
30 Days Ago 0.660.7522.12
60 Days Ago 0.670.751.982.13
90 Days Ago 0.640.751.972.12

EPS Revisions

Currency in USD Current Qtr. (Dec 2024)Next Qtr. (Mar 2025)Current Year (2024)Next Year (2025)
Up Last 7 Days --1----
Up Last 30 Days 1151
Down Last 7 Days 1--11
Down Last 30 Days 3--16

Growth Estimates

Current Qtr.Next Qtr.Current YearNext Year
WTRG 32.96%-21.65%6.90%6.77%
S&P 500 5.00%12.00%2.10%12.20%

Upgrades & Downgrades

Downgrade Jefferies: Buy to Hold 11/7/2024
Maintains Baird: Outperform to Outperform 11/6/2024
Maintains Wells Fargo: Overweight to Overweight 11/5/2024
Initiated Jefferies: Buy 10/7/2024
Maintains Evercore ISI Group: Outperform to Outperform 8/8/2024
Maintains Baird: Outperform to Outperform 8/7/2024

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