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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%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Short interest2.66% of floatDays to cover 2.8 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share12.9%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

11%13%15%17%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Reported short interest has risen from 1.69% to 2.66% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 7,543,042 2.7% 2.8
31 Aug 2026 7,222,262 2.5% 3.5
14 Aug 2026 5,185,937 1.8% 2.7
31 Jul 2026 5,575,353 2.0% 2.6
15 Jul 2026 5,043,679 1.8% 2.7
30 Jun 2026 4,791,565 1.7% 1.8

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