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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Utilities – Regulated Water industry segment, falling under the Utilities sector. The current market capitalization of Essential Utilities Inc is $10.74B. A total of 1.03 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.30M shares.
In the most recent transaction, RUBIN ROBERT A sold 2,342 shares of WTRG for 37.43 per share on Jul 01 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Accounting Officer now owns 53,391 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 01 ’24, RUBIN ROBERT A sold 2,023 shares at 36.56 per share. WTRG shares that Chief Accounting Officer owns now total 13,358.
Among the insiders who sold shares, RUBIN ROBERT A disposed of 5,565 shares on Apr 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $37.21. This resulted in the Chief Accounting Officer holding 57,756 shares of WTRG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, RUBIN ROBERT A sold 3,551 shares at $36.00 per share on Mar 11 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Accounting Officer now total 63,321.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Essential Utilities Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.18%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.22. WTRG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/12/2024 when it declared a $0.3255 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/3/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/3/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/12/2024. The WTRG stock dividend was $0.3255 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WTRG has a high of $41.78 and a low of $32.07.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. WTRG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $10.57M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.02B in debt and $675.06M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $22.52, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.18B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WTRG is Buy with a score of 4.67.
