Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
NYSE: WTRG · Real-Time Price · USD
40.71
0.00 (0.00%)
May 2, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Essential Utilities Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Essential Utilities stock have an average target of 43.5, with a low estimate of 41 and a high estimate of 46. The average target predicts an increase of 6.85% from the current stock price of 40.71.

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $41 $43.5 $45 $46
Change +0.71% +6.85% +10.54% +12.99%
* Price targets were last updated on Mar 5, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Essential Utilities stock from 6 stock analysts is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25
Strong Buy 113333
Buy 332222
Hold 111111
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 556666

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Evercore ISI Group
Evercore ISI Group
Buy
Maintains
$45$46
Buy Maintains $45$46 +12.99% Mar 5, 2025
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$39$41
Hold Maintains $39$41 +0.71% Feb 27, 2025
Jefferies
Jefferies
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$41
Strong Buy Upgrades $41 +0.71% Jan 28, 2025
UBS
UBS
Strong Buy
Maintains
$45$42
Strong Buy Maintains $45$42 +3.17% Jan 14, 2025
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Downgrades
$43$39
Hold Downgrades $43$39 -4.20% Jan 7, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.39B
from 2.09B
Increased by 14.33%
Revenue Next Year
2.55B
from 2.39B
Increased by 6.96%
EPS This Year
2.14
from 2.17
Decreased by -1.53%
EPS Next Year
2.27
from 2.14
Increased by 6.18%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
1.46B1.88B2.29B2.05B2.09B2.39B2.55B2.76B
Revenue Growth
64.41%28.40%21.82%-10.24%1.57%14.33%6.96%8.35%
EPS
1.121.671.771.862.172.142.272.45
EPS Growth
7.69%49.11%5.99%5.09%16.67%-1.53%6.18%7.80%
Forward PE
-----19.0517.9416.64
No. Analysts
-----13138
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 2.6B 2.7B 2.9B
Avg 2.4B 2.6B 2.8B
Low 2.2B 2.3B 2.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
23.9%
14.9%
14.3%
Avg
14.3%
7.0%
8.3%
Low
4.8%
-2.1%
2.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 2.21 2.36 2.60
Avg 2.14 2.27 2.45
Low 2.04 2.17 2.31

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
1.6%
10.6%
14.8%
Avg
-1.5%
6.2%
7.8%
Low
-6.1%
1.4%
1.9%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.