Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Stock Analysis
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Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $40.41 — A.R:R is negative (-2.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (5.0% away).
Essential Utilities, Inc., referred to as "Essential Utilities", "Essential", the "Company", "we", "us", or "our", a Pennsylvania corporation, is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services to an estimated 5.5 million people... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $40.41 — A.R:R is negative (-2.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (5.0% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 47, MACD bullish. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $40.41 — A.R:R is negative (-2.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (5.0% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 47, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $38.32. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $40.41 (+0.4% upside). Prior stop was $38.32. Stop-loss: $38.32.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (5.0% away); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5.
Essential Utilities, Inc. trades at a P/E of 17.9 (forward 16.3). TrendMatrix value score: 5.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
13 analysts cover WTRG with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $41.
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Essential Utilities, Inc., referred to as "Essential Utilities", "Essential", the "Company", "we", "us", or "our", a Pennsylvania corporation, is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services to an estimated 5.5 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands.