Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) is a Regulated Water company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $39.47. It has a SharesGrow Score of 61/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of WTRG = $45.11 (+14.3% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is WTRG = $42 (+7% upside).
Valuation: WTRG trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 18.8 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 3.
Financials: revenue is $2.5B, +3.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $616M, growing at +10%/yr. Net profit margin is 24.9% (strong). Gross margin is 41% (-5.9 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $8.3B against $6.9B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.22, moderate). Current ratio is 0.8 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 41.9%. Total assets: $19.9B.
Analyst outlook: 9 / 18 analysts rate WTRG as buy (50%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 53/100 (Partial), Growth 63/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 17/100 (Fail), Moat 58/100 (Partial), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 85/100 (Pass).
