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Essential Utilities (WTRG)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$39.51 USD

39.51
1,236,891

-0.47 (-1.18%)

Updated Aug 9, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $39.51 0.00 (0.00%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.03%
2Buy17.70%
3Hold9.37%
4Sell5.03%
5Strong Sell2.48%
S&P50011.19%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value F Growth D Momentum F VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 31% (173 out of 250)

Industry: Utility - Water Supply

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Zacks News

American Water (AWK) Illinois Arm Buys Four Lakes Water for $0.9M

American Water Works (AWK) continues to boost operations in the United States through strategic acquisitions. The company's buyout of Four Lakes Village water assets expands its footprint in Illinois.

California Water (CWT) to Acquire Keauhou Community's Assets

California Water Service's (CWT) arm reaches an agreement to buy the wastewater assets of Keauhou Community Services.

American Water (AWK) Pennsylvania Arm to Buy Wastewater Assets

American Water Works' (AWK) arm Pennsylvania American Water is set to acquire sewer assets of Brentwood Borough in Allegheny County, which is likely to increase customer count by 4,100.

Investments & Customer Additions Aid American Water (AWK)

American Water Works (AWK) is gaining from systematic investments and customer base expansion thorough organic growth, as well as acquisitions.

AES Board Rewards Shareholders With 5% Hike in Dividend

AES' current annual dividend yield is 2.88%, compared with the industry's 3.30% and Zacks S&P 500 composite's average yield of 1.48%.

PNM Resources (PNM) to Reward Shareholders Via 6.5% Dividend Hike

Backed by a strong operational efficiency, PNM Resources (PNM) raises its annual dividend by 6.5%, totaling the annual dividend to $1.31 per share.

WEC Energy (WEC) to Reward Shareholders Via 7.1% Dividend Hike

WEC Energy (WEC) to raise its quarterly dividend by 7.1%, totaling the annual dividend to $2.71 per share. Also, it initiates its 2021 earnings guidance.

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4 Utility Water Supply Stocks to Watch Amid Coronavirus Woes

Zacks Utility Water Supply industry players like AWK, WTRG, CWT and PRMW are expanding their infrastructure and are set to benefit from the increasing usage of potable water by customers.

American Water (AWK) Unit to Invest $0.5M to Replace Sewer Mains

American Water Works' (AWK) unit New Jersey American Water continues to upgrade its aging water and wastewater infrastructure, and improve resilience of its services.

American Water's Unit to Invest $0.7M to Replace Water Mains

American Water Works' (AWK) arm New Jersey American Water continues infrastructure upgrade work with an objective of providing efficient services to customers.

Consolidated Water (CWCO) Q3 Earnings & Sales Miss Estimates

Consolidated Water's (CWCO) third-quarter earnings and revenues lag estimates. However, strong contribution from the PERC Water subsidiary aided it to generate more revenues than a year ago.

American Water (AWK) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, 2020 View Up

American Water Works' (AWK) third-quarter earnings reflect the benefits of higher residential usage due to favorable weather and more stay-at-home activities owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Essential (WTRG) Q3 Earnings Lag, Revenues Beat Estimates

Essential Utilities (WTRG) third-quarter revenues benefit from strong contribution from the natural gas segment and volume increase from the water segment.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates

Essential Utilities (WTRG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -11.54% and 1.94%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Essential Utilities (WTRG) have what it takes? Let's find out.

American Electric Rewards Shareholders With 5.7% Dividend Hike

American Electric (AEP) hikes its dividend by 5.7%, increasing the quarterly dividend to 74 cents per share. This marks the company's 442nd straight quarterly cash dividend.

American Water's Unit to Invest $4.1M to Replace Water Mains

American Water Works (AWK) continues to make necessary investments to upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure in its service territories for providing better services to customers.

Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Essential Utilities (WTRG) have what it takes? Let's find out.

American Water's Unit to Invest $1.6M to Replace Water Mains

American Water Works' (AWK) unit, Pennsylvania American Water plans to replace more than 1 mile of aging water mains in the Philipsburg area, which is set to benefit 7,700 customers.

California Water Completes Water Project in Palos Verdes

California Water (CWT) completes the Palos Verdes Peninsula Water Reliability Project, which is set to support the existing 60-year-old drinking water pipeline & boost the reliability of its services.

American Water's Pennsylvania Arm Buys Wastewater Systems

American Water Works' (AWK) arm, Pennsylvania American Water acquires wastewater assets of the Borough of Kane Authority for $17.5 million, adding 2,100 new customers to the customer base.

American Water's Unit to Invest $0.7M to Replace Water Mains

American Water's (AWK) unit, Pennsylvania American Water is going to replace 3,000 feet aging water mains in Washington County by investing $0.72 million.

American Water Illinois Arm Buys Water & Wastewater Systems

American Water Works' (AWK) unit, Illinois American Water completes the buyout of City of Jerseyville water and wastewater systems. This is likely to add 8,050 customers to its existing customer base.

California Water (CWT) Arm to Buy Animas Valley Water System

California Water Service's (CWT) arm, New Mexico Water Service is set to buy Animas Valley Land and Water. This is likely to enhance California Water's customer base by 2,000 in northwest New Mexico.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Essential Utilities (WTRG) have what it takes? Let's find out.