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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

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37.76
+0.14
+(0.37%)
At close: April 9 at 4:00:01 PM EDT
39.69
+1.93
+(5.11%)
Pre-Market: 8:00:01 AM EDT

Research Analysis

Earnings Per Share

Consensus EPS
 

Revenue vs. Earnings

Revenue 604.38M
Earnings 184.75M

Q1'24

Q2'24

Q3'24

Q4'24

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Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell
 

Analyst Price Targets

41.00
45.11 Average
37.76 Current
56.00 High

Earnings Estimate

Currency in USD Current Qtr. (Mar 2025)Next Qtr. (Jun 2025)Current Year (2025)Next Year (2026)
No. of Analysts 441110
Avg. Estimate 0.770.322.112.23
Low Estimate 0.720.292.082.21
High Estimate 0.80.362.22.26
Year Ago EPS 0.970.281.972.11

Revenue Estimate

Currency in USD Current Qtr. (Mar 2025)Next Qtr. (Jun 2025)Current Year (2025)Next Year (2026)
No. of Analysts 1124
Avg. Estimate 690M469M2.34B2.46B
Low Estimate 690M469M2.3B2.26B
High Estimate 690M469M2.38B2.59B
Year Ago Sales 612.07M434.41M2.09B2.34B
Sales Growth (year/est) 12.73%7.96%12.03%5.24%

Earnings History

Currency in USD 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024
EPS Est. 0.760.330.240.67
EPS Actual 0.970.280.250.47
Difference 0.21-0.050.01-0.2
Surprise % 27.39%-14.11%2.27%-29.38%

EPS Trend

Currency in USD Current Qtr. (Mar 2025)Next Qtr. (Jun 2025)Current Year (2025)Next Year (2026)
Current Estimate 0.770.322.112.23
7 Days Ago 0.760.322.12.22
30 Days Ago 0.760.332.12.22
60 Days Ago 0.770.352.112.22
90 Days Ago 0.760.342.112.23

EPS Revisions

Currency in USD Current Qtr. (Mar 2025)Next Qtr. (Jun 2025)Current Year (2025)Next Year (2026)
Up Last 7 Days 1113
Up Last 30 Days 11--3
Down Last 7 Days ----2--
Down Last 30 Days ----4--

Growth Estimates

Current Qtr.Next Qtr.Current YearNext Year
WTRG -20.48%14.53%6.87%5.88%
S&P 500 6.52%6.29%9.55%14.25%

Upgrades & Downgrades

Maintains Evercore ISI Group: Outperform to Outperform 3/5/2025
Maintains Wells Fargo: Equal-Weight to Equal-Weight 2/27/2025
Upgrade Jefferies: Hold to Buy 1/28/2025
Maintains UBS: Buy to Buy 1/14/2025
Downgrade Wells Fargo: Overweight to Equal-Weight 1/7/2025
Downgrade Jefferies: Buy to Hold 11/7/2024

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