Essential Utilities Inc [WTRG] stock prices are down -0.23% to $38.36 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WTRG shares have lost -0.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.57%, and not 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 December 17, 2025, when Barclays downgraded its rating to an Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $38 for it. Previously, Northcoast upgraded its rating to Buy on December 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $42. On October 02, 2025, Barclays initiated with an Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $42 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $41 on January 28, 2025. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $39 on January 07, 2025. Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on November 07, 2024, and downed its price target to $41. In a note dated October 07, 2024, Jefferies initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $44 on this stock.
The stock price of Essential Utilities Inc [WTRG] has been fluctuating between $33.18 and $42.37 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $42.25 within the next 12 months. Essential Utilities Inc [NYSE: WTRG] shares were valued at $38.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.14% based on the average WTRG price forecast.
Analyzing the WTRG fundamentals
The Essential Utilities Inc [NYSE:WTRG] reported sales of 2.38B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 9.58%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.59% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.39%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, 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 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.16.
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 38.24 points at the first support level, and at 38.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 38.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 38.69.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Essential Utilities Inc [NYSE:WTRG]’s Current Ratio is 0.60. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.43, and the Cash Ratio is 0.04. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.56, the price to book ratio is 1.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.91.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Franklin Chris, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Mar 14 ’25 when 7700.0 shares were sold. Chief Executive Officer, Chris Franklin completed a deal on Mar 14 ’25 to buy 7700.0 shares.
