Essential Utilities share price today

(WTRG)

Essential Utilities share price is $36.36 & ₹3,089.73 as on 21 Dec 2024, 2.30 'hrs' IST

$36.36

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0.18

(0.5%)

Market is closed - opens 8 PM, 23 Dec 2024

View live Essential Utilities share price in Dollar and Rupees. Guide to invest in Essential Utilities from India. Also see the sentimental analysis on Indian investors investing in Essential Utilities. Get details on the Indian mutual funds that are investing in Essential Utilities. Get Analyst recommendations and forecasts along with all the Essential Utilities's financials.

Essential Utilities share price movements

Today's Low: $36.05
Today's High: $36.58
$36.36
0.85%
Downside
Day's Volatility :1.45%
Upside
0.6%
52 Weeks Low: $33.57
52 Weeks High: $41.78
$36.36
7.67%
Downside
52 Weeks Volatility :19.65%
Upside
12.97%

Essential Utilities Returns

Period	Essential Utilities Inc.	Sector (Utilities)	Index (Russel 2000)
3 Months	-5.51%	-6.1%	0.0%
6 Months	-4.64%	7.8%	0.0%
1 Year	-2.58%	20.8%	0.0%
3 Years	-31.15%	8.2%	-17.3%

Essential Utilities Key Statistics

in dollars & INR

Previous Close	$36.18
Open	$36.15
Today's High	$36.58
Today's Low	$36.05
Market Capitalization	$10.0B
Today's Volume	$1.6M
52 Week High	$41.78
52 Week Low	$33.57
Revenue TTM	$2.0B
EBITDA	$1.1B
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$1.99
PE Ratio	18.21
Dividend Yield	3.59%
Profit Margin	27.84%
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY	-0.17%
Return On Equity TTM	9.02%

How to invest in Essential Utilities from India?

It is very easy for Indian residents to invest directly in Essential Utilities from India. Indian investors can open a free US stocks account on the INDmoney app. You can find live prices of the Essential Utilities stock in both Indian Rupees (INR) and US Dollars (USD). Search for Essential Utilities or WTRG on the INDmoney app and click on Buy or SIP. You can invest by choosing quantities of shares of Essential Utilities or rupee/ dollar value or set up a fixed SIP amount to be invested every month or week.

For example: You can easily buy Rs.100 worth of Essential Utilities shares which would translate to 0.023 fractional shares of Essential Utilities as of today. Learn more about fractional investing.

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Returns in Essential Utilities for Indian investors in Rupees

Investment Value

₹1,00,000

Essential Utilities investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,04,196

Returns

₹4,196

(+4.2%)

Returns from Essential Utilities Stock

₹2,100 (false-2.1%)

Dollar Returns

₹2,095 (+2.1%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Essential Utilities

-14%

Period: Sep 21, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search volume for Essential Utilities on INDmoney from India has reduced in the last 30 days as on Dec 21, 2024. -14% less investors are searching Essential Utilities in the last 30 days versus the previous period.

Global Institutional Holdings in Essential Utilities

BlackRock Inc
11.23%
Vanguard Group Inc
10.13%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
7.89%
State Street Corp
4.54%
Amundi
2.85%
Nordea Investment Mgmt Bank Demark A/s
2.13%

Analyst Recommendation on Essential Utilities

Buy

87%Buy

12%Hold

0%Sell

Based on 16 Wall street analysts offering stock ratings for Essential Utilities(by analysts ranked 0 to 5 stars)

Based on 16 analyst

Current
1M Ago
3M Ago

Buy

Hold

Sell

Analyst Forecast on Essential Utilities

What analysts predicted

Upside of 25.96%

Current:

$36.36

Target:

$45.80

Insights on Essential Utilities

Price Movement
In the last 7 days, WTRG stock has moved down by -6.5%
Increasing Revenue
Revenue is up for the last 2 quarters, 434.40M → 435.25M (in $), with an average increase of 0.2% per quarter
Decreasing Net Profit
Netprofit is down for the last 3 quarters, 265.77M → 69.40M (in $), with an average decrease of 39.8% per quarter

Essential Utilities Financials in INR & Dollars

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$838.1M	↑ 3.53%
Net Income	$192.0M	↓ 19.92%
Net Profit Margin	22.91%	↓ 6.7%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$889.7M	↑ 6.16%
Net Income	$224.5M	↑ 16.96%
Net Profit Margin	25.24%	↑ 2.33%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$1.5B	↑ 64.4%
Net Income	$284.8M	↑ 26.86%
Net Profit Margin	19.47%	↓ 5.77%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$1.9B	↑ 28.4%
Net Income	$431.6M	↑ 51.52%
Net Profit Margin	22.98%	↑ 3.51%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.3B	↑ 21.82%
Net Income	$465.2M	↑ 7.79%
Net Profit Margin	20.33%	↓ 2.65%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.1B	↓ 10.24%
Net Income	$498.2M	↑ 7.09%
Net Profit Margin	24.26%	↑ 3.93%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$436.7M	↓ 39.89%
Net Income	$91.3M	↓ 52.32%
Net Profit Margin	20.9%	↓ 5.45%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$411.3M	↓ 5.83%
Net Income	$80.1M	↓ 12.26%
Net Profit Margin	19.47%	↓ 1.43%

	Q4 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$479.4M	↑ 16.57%
Net Income	$135.4M	↑ 69.15%
Net Profit Margin	28.25%	↑ 8.78%

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$612.1M	↑ 27.67%
Net Income	$265.8M	↑ 96.22%
Net Profit Margin	43.42%	↑ 15.17%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$434.4M	↓ 29.03%
Net Income	$75.4M	↓ 71.64%
Net Profit Margin	17.35%	↓ 26.07%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$435.3M	↑ 0.2%
Net Income	$69.4M	↓ 7.94%
Net Profit Margin	15.95%	↓ 1.4%

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Profit	$529.6M	↑ 1.4%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Profit	$556.6M	↑ 5.09%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Profit	$768.3M	↑ 38.04%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Profit	$987.3M	↑ 28.5%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Profit	$1.1B	↑ 8.62%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Profit	$1.1B	↑ 5.0%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$261.3M	↓ 21.34%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$247.6M	↓ 5.21%

	Q4 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$196.7M	↓ 20.55%

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$255.7M	↑ 29.96%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$167.5M	↓ 34.48%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$271.8M	↑ 62.24%

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$368.5M	↓ 3.36%
Investing Cash Flow	$-639.8M	↑ 33.19%
Financing Cash Flow	$270.7M	↑ 172.06%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$338.5M	↓ 8.14%
Investing Cash Flow	$-604.6M	↓ 5.5%
Financing Cash Flow	$2.1B	↑ 687.31%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$508.0M	↑ 50.07%
Investing Cash Flow	$-4.3B	↑ 616.78%
Financing Cash Flow	$2.0B	↓ 7.97%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$644.7M	↑ 26.9%
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.1B	↓ 75.63%
Financing Cash Flow	$417.1M	↓ 78.74%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$600.3M	↓ 6.88%
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.2B	↑ 11.58%
Financing Cash Flow	$578.8M	↑ 38.77%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$219.8M	↓ 45.27%
Investing Cash Flow	$-329.2M	↑ 35.35%
Financing Cash Flow	$100.9M	↓ 167.41%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$183.1M	↓ 16.67%
Investing Cash Flow	$-346.3M	↑ 5.2%
Financing Cash Flow	$160.0M	↑ 58.63%

Essential Utilities Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Essential Utilities is currently not in a favorable trading position ( SELL ) according to technical analysis indicators.

Essential Utilities Vs Peers

Company Name	1 Month	6 Month	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years
Essential Utilities Inc.	-8.08%	-4.64%	-2.58%	-31.15%	-21.71%
American States Water Co	-5.46%	9.18%	-2.71%	-21.58%	-7.13%
American Water Works Company, Inc.	-10.78%	-6.32%	-5.88%	-32.47%	2.01%
Sjw Group	-7.77%	-4.28%	-23.24%	-27.49%	-26.98%
California Water Service Group	-10.61%	-6.48%	-12.18%	-34.82%	-8.87%

Company Name	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	PEG Ratio	EPS	ROE	ROA	Div Yield	BVPS
Essential Utilities Inc.	18.21	18.21	2.48	1.99	0.09	0.03	0.04	22.51
American States Water Co	26.69	26.69	6.85	3.02	0.13	0.05	0.02	23.27
American Water Works Company, Inc.	24.69	24.69	2.89	5.28	0.1	0.03	0.02	53.17
Sjw Group	18.41	18.41	3.83	2.75	0.07	0.02	0.03	40.14
California Water Service Group	13.32	13.32	2.7	2.76	0.13	0.04	0.02	27.38

Company Name	Analyst View	Market Cap	5 Years Return %	PE Ratio	Profit Margin
Essential Utilities Inc.	Buy	$10.0B	-21.71%	18.21	27.84%
American States Water Co	Sell	$3.0B	-7.13%	26.69	19.26%
American Water Works Company, Inc.	Buy	$24.3B	2.01%	24.69	21.77%
Sjw Group	Buy	$1.7B	-26.98%	18.41	12.47%
California Water Service Group	Buy	$2.7B	-8.87%	13.32	19.56%

Essential Utilities Dividend announcements

Essential Utilities Dividends March, 2025
In the quarter ending March,2025. Essential Utilities has declared dividend of $0.33
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About Essential Utilities

essential utilities, inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the united states. it offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. the company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. it serves approximately 3 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in pennsylvania, ohio, texas, illinois, north carolina, new jersey, indiana, and virginia. the company was formerly known as aqua america, inc. and changed its name to essential utilities, inc. in february 2020. essential utilities, inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in bryn mawr, pennsylvania.

Organization	Essential Utilities
Employees	3258
CEO	Mr. Christopher H. Franklin
Industry	Utilities

Management People of Essential Utilities

Name	Title
Mr. Christopher H. Franklin	Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. Daniel J. Schuller Ph.D.	Executive VP & CFO
Mr. Christopher Paul Luning J.D.	Executive VP & General Counsel
Ms. Christina Kelly	Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Ms. Colleen M. Arnold	President of Aqua Water
Mr. Robert A. Rubin	Senior VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Sumit Nair	VP & Chief Information Officer
Ms. Whitney S. Kellett	Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Brian Dingerdissen	Vice President of Investor Relations & Treasurer
Mr. Dave Kralle	Vice President of Public Affairs

Important FAQs about investing in Essential Utilities from India :

What is Essential Utilities share price today?

Essential Utilities share price today stands at $36.36, Open: $36.15 ; Previous Close: $36.18 ; High: $36.58 ; Low: $36.05 ; 52 Week High: $41.78 ; 52 Week Low: $33.57. The stock opens at $36.15, after a previous close of $36.18. The stock reached a daily high of $36.58 and a low of $36.05, with a 52-week high of $41.78 and a 52-week low of $33.57.

Can Indians buy Essential Utilities shares?

Yes, Indians can invest in the Essential Utilities (WTRG) from India.

With INDmoney, you can buy Essential Utilities at 0 brokerage. The step-by-step process is as follows:

Open your zero cost US Stocks account and zero balance IND linked savings a/c (this can be done in less than 3 minutes)
Transfer funds to your US Stocks account using your IND linked savings a/c (It takes 24 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday). With INDmoney, you get the best INR USD exchange rates.
Once funds are transferred successfully, you can buy Essential Utilities at zero transaction cost.

How can I buy Essential Utilities shares from India?

It is very easy to buy Essential Utilities from India. With INDmoney, you can open a US stocks account in less than 3 minutes. Transfer funds in 24 hours and buy stocks very easily - that too at 0 brokerage. All this is done at 0 account opening & management fee, 0 brokerages, and at the same time you get the best rupee-US dollar exchange rate.

Can Fractional shares of Essential Utilities be purchased?

Yes, you can buy fractional shares of Essential Utilities with INDmoney app.

What are the documents required to start investing in Essential Utilities stocks?

To start investing in Essential Utilities, You will need the following documents:

Proof of Identification (PAN, Aadhaar etc)
Proof of address (Aadhaar, Voter ID etc)

These documents are required as per RBI's guidelines to create your IND linked savings a/c so that you can execute for global fund transfer. The entire process is paperless and can be completed seamlessly.