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WTRG Buy
Essential Utilities, Inc.
Current Price —
Implied Upside —
Analysts 13
30-Day Momentum
▲ 0 upgrades / ▼ 0 downgrades / 1 reiterations from 1 firms
Next Earnings
Nov 3, 2026 (7 days)
Rating Timeline
| Date ▼ | Firm | Action | From → To Rating | Price Target | Firm Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Underweight → Underweight | — | 53% |
| Jul 2, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| May 29, 2026 | UBS | upgrade | Neutral → Buy | — | 54% |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Barclays | downgrade | Overweight → Underweight | $38 | 53% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Jefferies | downgrade | Buy → Hold | $44 | 52% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | UBS | downgrade | Buy → Neutral | $45 | 54% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Janney Montgomery Scott | downgrade | Buy → Neutral | $0 | 55% |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $43 | 53% |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jefferies | maintain | Buy → Buy | $47 | 52% |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Barclays | initiate | — → Overweight | $42 | 53% |
| Aug 15, 2025 | UBS | maintain | Buy → Buy | $47 | 54% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $47 | 55% |
| May 13, 2025 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $46 | 55% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $47 | 55% |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Evercore ISI Group | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $46 | 58% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $41 | 54% |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Jefferies | upgrade | Hold → Buy | $41 | 52% |
| Jan 14, 2025 | UBS | maintain | Buy → Buy | $42 | 54% |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Wells Fargo | downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | $39 | 54% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Jefferies | downgrade | Buy → Hold | $41 | 52% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $46 | 55% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $43 | 54% |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Jefferies | initiate | — → Buy | $44 | 52% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Evercore ISI Group | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $45 | 58% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $45 | 55% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | $45 | 54% |
| May 6, 2024 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $43 | 55% |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Evercore ISI Group | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $42 | 58% |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Edward Jones | upgrade | Hold → Buy | $0 | — |
| Oct 4, 2023 | UBS | maintain | Buy → Buy | $45 | 54% |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Northcoast Research | upgrade | Neutral → Buy | $42 | 54% |
| May 18, 2023 | Northcoast Research | downgrade | Buy → Neutral | $0 | 54% |
| May 10, 2023 | Wells Fargo | maintain | — → Overweight | $50 | 54% |
| Mar 16, 2023 | RBC Capital | reiterate | — → Outperform | $54 | 55% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Wells Fargo | maintain | — → Overweight | $52 | 54% |
| Feb 6, 2023 | UBS | upgrade | Neutral → Buy | $55 | 54% |
| Nov 29, 2022 | UBS | maintain | — → Neutral | $52 | 54% |
| Sep 9, 2022 | B of A Securities | downgrade | Buy → Neutral | $52 | 53% |
| Aug 18, 2022 | HSBC | upgrade | Hold → Buy | $57 | 53% |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Baird | maintain | — → Outperform | $54 | 55% |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Barclays | maintain | — → Overweight | $51 | 53% |
| May 10, 2022 | Baird | maintain | — → Outperform | $50 | 55% |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Wells Fargo | maintain | — → Overweight | $53 | 54% |
| Apr 8, 2022 | HSBC | downgrade | Buy → Hold | $53 | 53% |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Barclays | maintain | — → Overweight | $52 | 53% |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Evercore ISI Group | upgrade | In-Line → Outperform | $53 | 58% |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Barclays | upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | $56 | 53% |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Barclays | maintain | — → Equal-Weight | $55 | 53% |
Price Target Trend
Jun 12, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
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Cross-Platform Signals
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