Essential Utilities Inc [WTRG] stock prices are up 1.31% to $37.03 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WTRG shares have gain 5.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.21%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Essential Utilities Inc [NYSE: WTRG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 28, 2025, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $41 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on January 07, 2025, and dropped its price target to $39. On November 07, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $41 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $44 on October 07, 2024. Edward Jones upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on November 03, 2023. In a note dated September 28, 2023, Northcoast upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $42.
The stock price of Essential Utilities Inc [WTRG] has been fluctuating between $33.18 and $41.78 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $42 within the next 12 months. Essential Utilities Inc [NYSE: WTRG] shares were valued at $37.03 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.42% based on the average WTRG price forecast.
Analyzing the WTRG fundamentals
The Essential Utilities Inc [NYSE:WTRG] reported sales of 1.96B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.84%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.36%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.28%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.2.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 36.40 points at the first support level, and at 35.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 37.50, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 37.97.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Essential Utilities Inc [NYSE:WTRG]’s Current Ratio is 0.55. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.39, and the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.19, the price to book ratio is 1.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.57.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved RUBIN ROBERT A, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Jul 01 ’24 when 2342.0 shares were sold. Chief Accounting Officer, RUBIN ROBERT A completed a deal on May 01 ’24 to sell 2023.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Accounting Officer RUBIN ROBERT A sold 5565.0 shares on Apr 01 ’24.
