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Utilities - Sector
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.
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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