Essential Utilities (WTRG) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) will likely be posting its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 25th. Analysts expect Essential Utilities to post earnings of $0.36 per share and revenue of $611.60 million for the quarter. Investors may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Essential Utilities Stock Performance

Essential Utilities stock opened at $39.58 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $11.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.42 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.60. Essential Utilities has a fifty-two week low of $34.85 and a fifty-two week high of $42.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $38.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.96.

Essential Utilities Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th will be given a $0.3426 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. Essential Utilities’s payout ratio is presently 56.85%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Essential Utilities

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WTRG. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Essential Utilities by 13.8% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 142,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,448,000 after acquiring an additional 17,214 shares during the period. AQR Arbitrage LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Essential Utilities in the 4th quarter worth about $36,399,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Essential Utilities in the 4th quarter worth about $289,000. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of Essential Utilities in the 4th quarter worth about $959,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Essential Utilities by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 241,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,261,000 after acquiring an additional 15,820 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.78% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WTRG has been the subject of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird cut shares of Essential Utilities from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Essential Utilities from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded Essential Utilities from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $45.00 target price (down from $46.00) on shares of Essential Utilities in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Northcoast Research upgraded Essential Utilities from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $42.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.29.

Essential Utilities Company Profile

Essential Utilities, Inc, formerly known as Aqua America, is a publicly traded water and natural gas utility holding company. Through its regulated water and wastewater subsidiaries, the company provides essential water services to residential, commercial and industrial customers. In addition, Essential Utilities delivers natural gas distribution services in Pennsylvania through its Peoples Gas subsidiary, offering integrated utility solutions under a unified corporate framework.

The company traces its roots to the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, founded in 1886 to serve growing communities outside Philadelphia.