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Shares of Essential Utilities are down 1.80% at $38.67. The company is worth $10.97B, number 1382 out of 2132 on our list.
The stock's 52-week band runs $35.71 to $42.51, and the latest print sits 9.0% under the top end of it. Holders are ahead 0.1% over twelve months, but down 0.1% across the last three months.
Price is below the 50-day average ($40.35) but above the 200-day ($38.67); RSI is 36, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 18% annualized volatility.
The stock changes hands at 19.8 times trailing earnings.
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Composite of 3 factors below, ranked against the 2132 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper on P/E than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
WTRG is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2021-01-04, the strategy has returned 389% (231.1% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated weekly — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | -4.3% | Bearish |
| Price vs 50-day average | -4.2% | Bearish |
| Price vs 200-day average | +0.0% | Bullish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d above 200d | Bullish |
| RSI (14) | 36.1 | Bearish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | -0.49 | Bearish |
| Bollinger band position | 13% | Bearish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Quote as of Oct 5, 2026 8:20 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
Ranks are among the 2,132 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
$38.67 is the latest print for WTRG, a move of -1.80% against yesterday's close of $39.38. Today's low and high so far: $38.51 and $39.51.
Equity value comes to $10.97B at the current price. By that measure it is number 1382 of the 2132 names in our coverage.
Buyers pay 19.8 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $2.20).
The year's floor is $35.71 and the ceiling $42.51. Shares are 9.0% away from that ceiling.
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 3.54% yield.
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