Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) — Titan Protect Analysis

WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc

Utilities · ·

$37.36

Data: 2026-06-03

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Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$10.6B

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

19.11

Reasonably valued

Forward P/E

15.63

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

+10.0%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

21.8%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

8.3%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$42.00

+12% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

HOLD

Consensus view from 5 analysts covering this stock

About Essential Utilities Inc

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, f

https://www.essential.co

Country: United States Employees: 3,303 Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

PASS

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

0.0% PENDING

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

0.0% PENDING

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% PENDING

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PENDING

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

MARKDOWN

Price trending down — defensive positioning

Sharpe Ratio

0.201

Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns

Kelly Fraction

0.0085

Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested

Calmar Ratio

0.113

Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile

Annual Return

2.0%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-17.9%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

SIDEWAYS

Price consolidating — no clear directional bias

Days in State

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

0.66

Less volatile than the market — more defensive

52W High

$42.37

12% below the year high

52W Low

$36.11

3% above the year low

Avg Volume

2,003,414

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

1.7

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

N/A

Div Yield

370.0%

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$1.96

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

122.67

Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline

Current Ratio

N/A

Quick Ratio

N/A

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

55.3%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

35.3%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

$-653,149,632

Negative — the business is spending more than it generates

Revenue (TTM)

$2.6B

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$557M

Profitable — the bottom line is positive

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$43.00

Target Median

$42.00

Target Low

$38.00

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-06-03

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