NYSE:WTR - Aqua America Stock Price, Forecast & News

Aqua America trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WTR."

Aqua America announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.2343 per share on Sunday, December 1st. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. View Aqua America's Dividend History.

Aqua America Inc (NYSE:WTR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.05. The utilities provider earned $243.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $259.99 million. Aqua America had a return on equity of 8.81% and a net margin of 18.02%. Aqua America's revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.44 earnings per share. View Aqua America's Earnings History.

Aqua America is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 17th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Aqua America.

Aqua America updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.45-1.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.48.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Aqua America's stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Aqua America's share price to reach $47.44 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for Aqua America.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Aqua America in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Aqua America.

News articles about WTR stock have trended very negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Aqua America earned a coverage optimism score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Aqua America.

Some companies that are related to Aqua America include American Water Works (AWK), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service Group (CWT), SJW Group (SJW), Middlesex Water (MSEX), Connecticut Water Service (CTWS), York Water (YORW), Artesian Resources (ARTNA), Cadiz (CDZI) and Consolidated Water (CWCO).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Aqua America investors own include Altria Group (MO), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (hd), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), AbbVie (ABBV), CVS Health (CVS) and Honeywell International (HON).

Aqua America's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.30%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.25%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.21%), Rockland Trust Co. (0.13%), Reilly Financial Advisors LLC (0.10%) and BLB&B Advisors LLC (0.06%). Company insiders that own Aqua America stock include Chris Franklin, Daniel J Hilferty III, Daniel Schuller and Richard Scott Fox. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Aqua America.

WTR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Farmers Trust Co., BLB&B Advisors LLC, Rockland Trust Co., Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO and Moseley Investment Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Aqua America.

WTR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Boenning & Scattergood Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd., Raymond James Trust N.A., Stillwater Capital Advisors LLC and SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Aqua America stock in the last two years include Chris Franklin, Daniel J Hilferty III, Daniel Schuller and Richard Scott Fox. View Insider Buying and Selling for Aqua America.

Shares of WTR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WTR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.44.

Aqua America has a market capitalization of $11.10 billion and generates $838.09 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $191.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.41 on an earnings per share basis. Aqua America employs 1,570 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Aqua America.

The official website for Aqua America is http://www.aquaamerica.com/.

Aqua America's mailing address is 762 W. LANCASTER AVENUE, BRYN MAWR PA, 19010. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 610-527-8000 or via email at [email protected]