On Tuesday, Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) opened higher 1.45% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $37.14. Price fluctuations for WTRG have ranged from $33.18 to $41.78 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Utilities sector saw sales topped by 15.84%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 6.49% at the time writing. With a float of $279.65 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $280.34 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 3291 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 59.24%, operating margin of 38.35%, and the pretax margin is 25.76%.
Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Utilities – Regulated Water industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Essential Utilities Inc is 0.25%, while institutional ownership is 77.82%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 14 ’25, was worth 303,380. In this transaction Chief Executive Officer of this company sold 7,700 shares at a rate of $39.40, taking the stock ownership to the 32,229 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 14 ’25, when Company’s Chief Executive Officer proposed sale 7,700 for $39.40, making the entire transaction worth $303,380.
Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Performance Highlights and Predictions
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 6.49% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 6.60% during the next five years compared to 15.84% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.57. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.68.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.23, a number that is poised to hit 0.29 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 2.23 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG)
The latest stats from [Essential Utilities Inc, WTRG] show that its last 5-days average volume of 2.01 million was superior to 1.68 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 43.83%.
During the past 100 days, Essential Utilities Inc’s (WTRG) raw stochastic average was set at 43.85%, which indicates a significant decrease from 51.48% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 16.92% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 23.85% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $38.83, while its 200-day Moving Average is $38.21. Now, the first resistance to watch is $38.21. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $38.74. The third major resistance level sits at $39.37. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $37.05, it is likely to go to the next support level at $36.42. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $35.89.
Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE: WTRG) Key Stats
There are currently 280,338K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 10.56 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 2,086 M according to its annual income of 595,310 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 783,630 K and its income totaled 283,790 K.
