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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$138.43
-1.2%
$142.88
$118.74
$155.50
$27.31B0.711.22 million shs929,893 shs
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$50.79
+0.8%
$54.54
$47.73
$88.77
$19.40B0.783.24 million shs2.48 million shs
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
$103.44
+0.6%
$106.44
$77.47
$111.00
$32.83B0.452.13 million shs2.40 million shs
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$36.96
-0.4%
$38.92
$33.18
$41.78
$10.40B0.811.52 million shs1.69 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
-1.21%-1.77%-3.26%-5.37%+6.88%
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
+0.58%+0.57%-11.05%-12.72%-29.30%
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
+0.46%-0.26%-3.86%-3.77%+32.36%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
-0.36%-1.05%-4.77%-5.95%-1.05%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
4.0508 of 5 stars
0.93.04.24.32.92.51.3
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
4.9956 of 5 stars
4.34.05.03.92.61.73.1
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.556 of 5 stars
2.14.04.22.02.92.51.9
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
4.8953 of 5 stars
2.45.05.03.13.01.72.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
1.80
Reduce$143.223.46% Upside
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
2.53
Moderate Buy$76.8251.24% Upside
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
2.22
Hold$106.332.80% Upside
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
2.83
Moderate Buy$43.5017.70% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AWK, WTRG, WEC, and EIX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/25/2025
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
The Goldman Sachs Group
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DowngradeNeutral ➝ Sell$106.00 ➝ $100.00
6/18/2025
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$52.00 ➝ $51.00
6/9/2025
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
Wolfe Research
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ Peer Perform
5/22/2025
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
Morgan Stanley
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Set Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$53.00 ➝ $52.00
5/19/2025
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$75.00 ➝ $71.00
5/15/2025
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
Evercore ISI
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform
5/13/2025
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$47.00 ➝ $46.00
5/7/2025
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
Scotiabank
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Set Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$115.00
5/7/2025
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$115.00 ➝ $124.00
5/2/2025
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$142.00 ➝ $147.00
5/2/2025
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$139.00 ➝ $148.00
(Data available from 6/27/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$4.68B5.76$9.33 per share14.84$53.01 per share2.61
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$17.60B1.11$13.88 per share3.66$41.57 per share1.22
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
$8.60B3.84$9.22 per share11.22$40.37 per share2.56
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$2.09B4.97$3.30 per share11.19$22.57 per share1.64
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$1.05B$5.4925.2122.583.3222.24%10.35%3.32%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$1.55B$7.057.208.821.1816.84%13.21%2.53%7/24/2025 (Estimated)
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
$1.53B$5.1320.1618.542.8317.95%12.94%3.55%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$595.31M$2.2316.5717.353.4127.17%9.81%3.45%8/4/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AWK, WTRG, WEC, and EIX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/24/2025Q2 2025
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$1.42N/AN/AN/A$4.52 billionN/A
5/12/2025Q1 2025
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$0.80$1.03+$0.23$1.03$713.80 million$783.63 million
5/6/2025Q1 2025
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
$2.18$2.27+$0.09$2.27$2.81 billion$3.15 billion
4/30/2025Q1 2025
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$1.06$1.05-$0.01$1.05$1.09 billion$1.14 billion
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$1.21$1.37+$0.16$3.72$4.29 billion$3.81 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$3.312.39%N/A60.29%18 Years
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
$3.316.52%N/A46.95%23 Years
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
$3.573.45%N/A69.59%23 Years
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$1.303.52%N/A58.30%32 Years

Latest AWK, WTRG, WEC, and EIX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/25/2025
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
quarterly$0.82756.55%7/7/20257/7/20257/31/2025
4/30/2025
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
quarterly$0.82752.26%5/13/20255/13/20256/3/2025
4/17/2025
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
quarterly$0.89753.32%5/14/20255/14/20256/1/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
1.26
0.49
0.44
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
2.06
0.96
0.89
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
1.23
0.50
0.40
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
1.16
0.65
0.57

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
86.58%
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
88.95%
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
77.20%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
74.78%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
0.11%
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
1.20%
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
0.50%
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
0.21%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
6,700195.01 million194.80 millionOptionable
Edison International stock logo
EIX
Edison International
14,013384.76 million380.15 millionOptionable
WEC Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
WEC
WEC Energy Group
7,017319.13 million317.54 millionOptionable
Essential Utilities Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
3,291280.34 million279.75 millionOptionable

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American Water Works stock logo

American Water Works NYSE:AWK

$138.43 -1.62 (-1.16%)
Closing price 06/26/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$139.75 +1.32 (+0.96%)
As of 08:23 AM Eastern
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American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. In addition, the company operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 540 groundwater treatment plants; 175 wastewater treatment plants; 53,700 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,700 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 74 dams. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

Edison International stock logo

Edison International NYSE:EIX

$50.79 +0.38 (+0.76%)
Closing price 06/26/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$51.04 +0.25 (+0.49%)
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Edison International, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation and distribution of electric power. The company supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 50,000 square mile area of southern California to residential, commercial, industrial, public authorities, agricultural, and other sectors. Its transmission facilities consist of lines ranging from 55 kV to 500 kV and approximately 80 transmission substations; distribution system consists of approximately 38,000 circuit-miles of overhead lines; approximately 31,000 circuit-miles of underground lines; and 730 distribution substations. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in Rosemead, California.

WEC Energy Group stock logo

WEC Energy Group NYSE:WEC

$103.44 +0.57 (+0.56%)
Closing price 06/26/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$104.15 +0.71 (+0.68%)
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WEC Energy Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides regulated natural gas and electricity, and renewable and nonregulated renewable energy services in the United States. It operates through Wisconsin, Illinois, Other States, Electric Transmission, and Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure segments. The company generates and distributes electricity from coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear, as well as renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, hydroelectric, and biomass; and distributes and transports natural gas. It also owns, maintains, monitors, and operates electric transmission systems; and generates, distributes, and sells steam. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated approximately 35,500 miles of overhead distribution lines and 36,500 miles of underground distribution cables, as well as 430 electric distribution substations and 523,700 line transformers; approximately 46,400 miles of natural gas distribution mains; 1,700 miles of natural gas transmission mains; 2.4 million natural gas lateral services; 490 natural gas distribution and transmission gate stations; and 69.3 billion cubic feet of working gas capacities in underground natural gas storage fields. The company was formerly known as Wisconsin Energy Corporation and changed its name to WEC Energy Group, Inc. in June 2015. WEC Energy Group, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Essential Utilities stock logo

Essential Utilities NYSE:WTRG

$36.96 -0.13 (-0.36%)
Closing price 06/26/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$36.61 -0.35 (-0.94%)
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Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.