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Essential Utilities WTRG

US equityMarket cap rank #1382
$38.67 −$0.71 (-1.80%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 8:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $38.67 0.00%
Open$39.33
Prev close$39.38
Day range$38.51 – $39.51
Volume3.85M
Market cap$10.97B
P/E (TTM)19.8
Dividend yield3.54%

Average implied volatility across the listed chain right now: 89%. Implied volatility measures how big a price swing the options market is pricing in — there is no fixed “normal” level, it varies a lot by stock.

Calls

ExpiryStrikeLastBid/AskVolumeOpen interestIV
16 Oct 2026 $40.00 $0.55 $0.00/$0.60 0 55 40%
16 Oct 2026 $35.00 $4.44 $3.30/$4.50 0 0 50%
16 Oct 2026 $45.00 $0.00 $0.00/$0.05 0 24 33%
16 Oct 2026 $30.00 $9.43 $8.20/$10.70 0 0 149%
16 Oct 2026 $50.00 $0.00 $0.00/$0.05 0 0 41%
16 Oct 2026 $25.00 $14.42 $13.20/$15.80 0 0 227%
16 Oct 2026 $22.50 $16.91 $15.70/$18.40 0 0 274%
16 Oct 2026 $55.00 $0.00 $0.00/$0.75 0 0 54%
16 Oct 2026 $60.00 $0.00 $0.00/$0.75 0 0 67%

Puts

ExpiryStrikeLastBid/AskVolumeOpen interestIV
16 Oct 2026 $40.00 $1.12 $0.50/$1.95 0 36 0%
16 Oct 2026 $35.00 $0.01 $0.00/$0.55 0 1 25%
16 Oct 2026 $45.00 $5.62 $5.00/$6.90 0 0 0%
16 Oct 2026 $30.00 $0.00 $0.00/$0.75 0 1 41%
16 Oct 2026 $50.00 $10.62 $9.80/$11.80 0 0 0%
16 Oct 2026 $25.00 $0.00 $0.00/$0.75 0 0 68%
16 Oct 2026 $22.50 $0.00 $0.00/$0.75 0 0 84%
16 Oct 2026 $55.00 $15.62 $14.30/$16.90 0 0 0%
16 Oct 2026 $60.00 $20.62 $19.30/$21.90 0 0 0%

Open interest = contracts currently outstanding (not yet closed out). Higher open interest generally means a strike/expiry is more actively traded and easier to get in and out of.

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