WTRG - Essential Utilities - Stock Forecast

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WTRG is currently covered by 6 analysts with an average price target of $47.07. This is a potential upside of $8.22 (21.16%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $38.85.

Essential Utilities's activity chart (see below) currently has 61 price targets and 49 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of WTRG is 15.38% HOLD and 84.62% BUY.

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 $44.4.

Most recent stock forecast was given by GREGG ORRILL from UBS on 28-Oct-2025. First documented stock forecast 15-Apr-2020.

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of WTRG, 2 are a HOLD (15.38%), 11 are a BUY (84.62%).

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

$45

$5.74 (14.62%)

$47

1 months 5 days ago
(28-Oct-2025)

0/6 (0%)

$4.45 (10.97%)

Buy

$43

$3.74 (9.53%)

$42

1 months 23 days ago
(10-Oct-2025)

0/2 (0%)

$2.29 (5.63%)

Buy

$47

$7.74 (19.71%)

$46

3 months 29 days ago
(04-Aug-2025)

0/8 (0%)

$9.01 (23.72%)

Buy

$46

$6.74 (17.17%)

$45

8 months 28 days ago
(05-Mar-2025)

0/4 (0%)

$8.17 (21.60%)

Hold

$41

$1.74 (4.43%)

$39

9 months 6 days ago
(27-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 14 price targets and 7 ratings on WTRG

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

Shelby Tucker with highest potential upside - $14.74

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

Tim Long with lowest potential downside - -$0

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