Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

Essential Utilities Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts that cover Essential Utilities stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $43.5, which forecasts a 12.78% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $38 and the highest is $47.

Price Target: $43.5 (+12.78%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$38	$43.5	$45	$47
Change	-1.48%	+12.78%	+16.67%	+21.86%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Essential Utilities stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	0	0	0
Buy	2	2	2	3	3	2
Hold	1	1	1	4	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	6	6	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Buy → Sell Downgrades $43 → $38	Buy → Sell	Downgrades	$43 → $38	-1.48%	Dec 17, 2025
Julien Dumoulin-Smith Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $47 → $44	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$47 → $44	+14.08%	Oct 28, 2025
Gregg Orrill UBS	UBS	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $46 → $45	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$46 → $45	+16.67%	Oct 28, 2025
Michael Gaugler Janney Montgomery Scott	Janney Montgomery Scott	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades n/a	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	n/a	n/a	Oct 27, 2025
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $42 → $43	Buy	Maintains	$42 → $43	+11.49%	Oct 10, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.37B

Increased by 13.46%

from 2.09B

Revenue Next Year

2.50B

Increased by 5.41%

from 2.37B

EPS This Year

2.16

Decreased by -0.41%

from 2.17

EPS Next Year

2.28

Increased by 5.67%

from 2.16

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.46B	1.88B	2.29B	2.05B	2.09B	2.37B	2.50B
Revenue Growth	64.41%	28.40%	21.82%	-10.24%	1.57%	13.46%	5.41%
EPS	1.12	1.67	1.77	1.86	2.17	2.16	2.28
EPS Growth	7.69%	49.11%	5.99%	5.09%	16.67%	-0.41%	5.67%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	17.85	16.89
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	11	11

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	2.5B	2.7B
Avg	2.4B	2.5B
Low	2.1B	2.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	20.1%	13.5%
Avg	13.5%	5.4%
Low	1.8%	-4.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	2.29	2.37
Avg	2.16	2.28
Low	2.05	2.18

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	5.5%	9.8%
Avg	-0.4%	5.7%
Low	-5.6%	0.7%

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.