Essential Utilities (WTRG) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) is expected to post its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Tuesday, November 4th. Analysts expect Essential Utilities to post earnings of $0.27 per share and revenue of $472.40 million for the quarter. Individuals can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $514.91 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $462.70 million. Essential Utilities had a return on equity of 10.10% and a net margin of 27.62%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.28 EPS. On average, analysts expect Essential Utilities to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Essential Utilities Stock Up 0.7%

NYSE WTRG opened at $39.05 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.73. The company has a market capitalization of $10.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.82. Essential Utilities has a one year low of $33.18 and a one year high of $42.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $39.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $38.77.

Essential Utilities Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.3426 per share. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. Essential Utilities’s dividend payout ratio is currently 58.80%.

Institutional Trading of Essential Utilities

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WTRG. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Essential Utilities in the fourth quarter worth $638,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Essential Utilities by 7.8% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 12,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $508,000 after purchasing an additional 928 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Essential Utilities by 1.8% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 29,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,173,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Essential Utilities by 122.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 943,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,308,000 after purchasing an additional 519,933 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in Essential Utilities by 4.9% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 22,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $882,000 after purchasing an additional 1,044 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.78% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Essential Utilities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Barclays increased their target price on Essential Utilities from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Zacks Research upgraded Essential Utilities from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Essential Utilities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $47.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Essential Utilities in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Essential Utilities has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $44.57.

Essential Utilities Company Profile

Essential Utilities, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties.