WTRG - Essential Utilities - Stock Forecast

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WTRG is currently covered by 6 analysts with an average price target of $49.18. This is a potential upside of $8.55 (21.04%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $40.63.

Essential Utilities's activity chart (see below) currently has 55 price targets and 47 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of WTRG is 78.57% BUY and 21.43% HOLD.

Stock Analyst Price Targets - Review

Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 14.58% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 130.6 days.

Highest price target for WTRG is $47, Lowest price target is $41, average price target is $44.8.

Most recent stock forecast was given by NICHOLAS CAMPANELLA from BARCLAYS on 09-Oct-2025. First documented stock forecast 14-Apr-2020.

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of WTRG, 11 are a BUY (78.57%), 3 are a HOLD (21.43%).

Analyst name

Rating

Current price target

Potential Upside

Previous price target

Date

Price targets met ratio

Average potential upside

Average Days to Hit Target

Performance score

Buy

$43

$1.79 (4.34%)

$42

17 days ago
(09-Oct-2025)

0/2 (0%)

$2.29 (5.63%)

Buy

$47

$5.79 (14.05%)

$42

2 months 12 days ago
(14-Aug-2025)

0/5 (0%)

$7.82 (19.96%)

Buy

$47

$5.79 (14.05%)

$46

2 months 23 days ago
(03-Aug-2025)

0/8 (0%)

$9.01 (23.72%)

Buy

$46

$4.79 (11.62%)

$45

7 months 22 days ago
(04-Mar-2025)

0/4 (0%)

$8.17 (21.60%)

Hold

$41

$-0.21 (-0.51%)

$39

8 months ago
(26-Feb-2025)

3/9 (33.33%)

$4.07 (11.02%)

203

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What is WTRG (Essential Utilities) average time for price targets to be met?

On average it took 130.6 days on average for the stock forecasts to be realized with a an average price target met ratio 14.58

Which analyst has the current highest performing score on WTRG (Essential Utilities) with a proven track record?

TIM LONG

Which analyst has the most public recommendations on WTRG (Essential Utilities)?

Tim Long works at BARCLAYS and has 12 price targets and 3 ratings on WTRG

Which analyst is the currently most bullish on WTRG (Essential Utilities)?

Shelby Tucker with highest potential upside - $12.79

Which analyst is the currently most reserved on WTRG (Essential Utilities)?

Jonathan Reeder with lowest potential downside - -$0.21

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