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Essential Utilities

NYQ:WTRG US03836W1036
52
  • Value
    67
  • Growth
    25
  • Safety
    Safety
    56
  • Combined
    54
  • Sentiment
    55
  • 360° View
    360° View
    52
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Company Description

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company for regulated utilities. The company operates in the water, wastewater, and natural gas industries under the Aqua and Peoples brands. It provides services in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $10,504 million, a revenue of $2,086 million, and 3291 employees. The profit was not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 52 (better than 52% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Essential Utilities are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for Essential Utilities. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 67, which means that the share price of Essential Utilities is on the lower side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 67% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 56. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 55. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 25, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth and momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. 75 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Market Pulse
Country USA
Industry Water Utilities
Size Large
Website essential.co
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Last update: 10-Aug-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
67 45 24 13
Growth
25 85 55 85
Safety
Safety
56 66 79 67
Sentiment
55 93 56 90
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52 96 60 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
19 93 85 82
Opinions Change
50 67 50 26
Pro Holdings
n/a 91 56 65
Market Pulse
97 50 49 80
Sentiment
55 93 56 90
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
67 45 24 13
Growth
25 85 55 85
Safety Safety
56 66 79 67
Combined
54 88 60 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
34 13 13 10
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
36 57 25 15
Price vs. Book (P/B)
40 61 44 23
Dividend Yield
95 53 34 25
Value
67 45 24 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
14 92 76 93
Profit Growth
78 83 67 48
Capital Growth
48 75 77 57
Stock Returns
19 21 11 33
Growth
25 85 55 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
38 69 60 62
Refinancing
47 55 53 65
Liquidity
69 60 58 48
Safety Safety
56 66 79 67

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The stock offers good value, safe financing, and positive sentiment. However, it has below-average growth expectations. It is well-suited for conservative buy-and-hold investors who prioritize stability and low valuation over growth.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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