Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

Essential Utilities Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 4 analysts that cover Essential Utilities stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $43.5, which forecasts a 7.86% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $38 and the highest is $47.

Price Target: $43.5 (+7.86%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$38	$43.5	$45	$47
Change	-5.78%	+7.86%	+11.58%	+16.54%

* Price targets were last updated on Dec 17, 2025.

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	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	3	3	2	2	2	1
Hold	4	4	4	4	4	3
Sell	0	0	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	7	7	7	7	5

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	-5.78%	Dec 17, 2025
Julien Dumoulin-Smith Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $47 → $44	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$47 → $44	+9.10%	Oct 28, 2025
Gregg Orrill UBS	UBS	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $46 → $45	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$46 → $45	+11.58%	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	+6.62%	Oct 10, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.60B

Increased by 5.07%

from 2.47B

Revenue Next Year

2.79B

Increased by 7.31%

from 2.60B

EPS This Year

2.30

Increased by 4.58%

from 2.20

EPS Next Year

2.46

Increased by 6.97%

from 2.30

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.88B	2.29B	2.05B	2.09B	2.47B	2.60B	2.79B
Revenue Growth	28.40%	21.82%	-10.24%	1.57%	18.62%	5.07%	7.31%
EPS	1.67	1.77	1.86	2.17	2.20	2.30	2.46
EPS Growth	49.11%	5.99%	5.09%	16.67%	1.38%	4.58%	6.97%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	17.53	16.39
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	9	8

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	2.7B	2.9B
Avg	2.6B	2.8B
Low	2.4B	2.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	9.9%	11.8%
Avg	5.1%	7.3%
Low	-1.9%	0.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	2.45	2.59
Avg	2.30	2.46
Low	2.18	2.33

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.5%	12.7%
Avg	4.6%	7.0%
Low	-1.1%	1.4%

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.