Headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA Fiscal year ends December NYSE: WTRG essential.co
Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) is a regulated utility holding company that provides water, wastewater and natural gas services. It operates under the Aqua brand (water and wastewater) and the Peoples brand (natural gas), serving approximately 5.5 million people across nine states.
The company reports two segments: Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas. Revenue growth comes primarily from rate awards and infrastructure surcharges approved by state utility commissions. Water and wastewater rate activity spans Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia; gas rate activity covers Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
Essential invests heavily in replacing aging underground pipes, targeting $1.7 billion of infrastructure investment in 2026. It also grows by acquiring municipal water and wastewater systems; signed agreements total about $290 million, including the pending $276.5 million DELCORA sewer authority acquisition.
The company is pursuing a pending merger with American Water Works Company, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027. Updated
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Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) is a regulated utility holding company that provides water, wastewater and natural gas services. It operates under the Aqua brand (water and wastewater) and the Peoples brand (natural gas), serving approximately 5.5 million people across nine states.
24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for WTRG is $44.90, rated Hold. The Wall Street consensus target is $41.80. WTRG price prediction →
