NYSE:WTR - Aqua America Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Aqua America Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $51.86 -0.24 (-0.46 %) (As of 01/24/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$51.77Now: $51.86▼$52.5850-Day Range$45.02MA: $47.10▼$52.1052-Week Range$33.82Now: $51.86▼$52.58Volume1.81 million shsAverage Volume1.09 million shsMarket Capitalization$11.19 billionP/E Ratio74.09Dividend Yield1.80%Beta0.32 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Aqua America, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through third-party. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Water supply Sub-IndustryWater Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:WTR Previous Symbol CUSIP03836W10 CIK78128 Webhttp://www.aquaamerica.com/ Phone610-527-8000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.75 Current Ratio6.19 Quick Ratio6.14Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio74.09 Forward P/E Ratio35.28 P/E Growth5.33 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$838.09 million Price / Sales13.36 Cash Flow$2.22 per share Price / Cash Flow23.32 Book Value$11.29 per share Price / Book4.59Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.41 Net Income$191.99 million Net Margins18.02% Return on Equity8.81% Return on Assets3.16%Miscellaneous Employees1,570 Outstanding Shares215,840,000Market Cap$11.19 billion Next Earnings Date2/17/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive WTR News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. WTR Rates by TradingView Aqua America (NYSE:WTR) Frequently Asked Questions What is Aqua America's stock symbol? Aqua America trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WTR." How often does Aqua America pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Aqua America? Aqua America announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.2343 per share on Sunday, December 1st. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. View Aqua America's Dividend History. How were Aqua America's earnings last quarter? Aqua America Inc (NYSE:WTR) posted its earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 EPS 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%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. View Aqua America's Earnings History. When is Aqua America's next earnings date? Aqua America is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 17th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Aqua America. What guidance has Aqua America issued on next quarter's earnings? Aqua America updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.45-1.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.48. What price target have analysts set for WTR? 9 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Aqua America's stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Aqua America's share price to reach $47.44 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for Aqua America. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation 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. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Aqua America stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Aqua America stock: 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Aqua America is benefiting from positive rate activity, organic growth and contribution from its acquired assets. Aqua America continues to gain from the expanding customer base, which is resulted from acquisitions and organic initiatives. The company aims to invest more than $1.4 billion in the 2019-2021-time frame for strengthening infrastructure. The company also has a very long history of rewarding its shareholders through payment of regular dividend. Shares of Aqua America have outperformed its industry in the past six months. However, similar to other water utilities, the company gets impacted by unfavorable weather conditions that reduce the demand for water and impact performance. Moreover, contamination of water supplied might result in disruption of water services and lead the company to incur extra cost." (10/12/2019) 2. Evercore ISI analysts commented, "We use a sum-of-the-parts approach to value WTR using a blend of water and gas multiples. At this current juncture, we think the stock trades above our bull-base valuation and we see limited near-term upside; our rating remains In Line. Earnings notes. 2Q19 adjusted EPS of $0.37 was flat to prior year. EPS growth from rate cases and customer growth (acquisitions/ organic) was offset by higher depreciation, lower consumption, and impact of repairs tax. 2019 capex is still expected to be ~$550mm and the company reaffirmed its $1.4bn capex plan through ’21, which supports 7% rate base growth in their legacy water business. The Y/Y customer growth rate is still expected to be between 2-3% for ’19 (from both organic growth and acquisitions). Peoples Gas update. Aqua still targets to close the Peoples Gas acquisition in fall of this year." (8/11/2019) 3. Boenning Scattergood analysts commented, "We reiterate our Outperform rating, with our $43 target based on our regulatory valuation system, which grants WTR a premium for its concentrated exposure to #1 ranked Pennsylvania (for details on our valuation methodology, see our state regulatory rankings report dated 10/8/2018)." (1/30/2019) Has Aqua America been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about WTR stock has been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Aqua America earned a coverage optimism score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Aqua America. Who are some of Aqua America's key competitors? 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). What other stocks do shareholders of Aqua America own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Aqua America investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Altria Group (MO), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (hd), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AbbVie (ABBV), QUALCOMM (QCOM), CVS Health (CVS) and Honeywell International (HON). Who are Aqua America's key executives? Aqua America's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Christopher H. Franklin, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 54)Mr. Daniel J. Schuller, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 49)Mr. Richard Scott Fox, Exec. VP & COO (Age 57)Mr. Christopher Paul Luning, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 51)Mr. Matthew R. Rhodes, Exec. VP of Strategy & Corp. Devel. (Age 41) Who are Aqua America's major shareholders? Aqua America's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (0.46%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.30%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.25%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.21%), Rockland Trust Co. (0.13%) and Reilly Financial Advisors LLC (0.10%). 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. Which major investors are selling Aqua America stock? 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. Which major investors are buying Aqua America stock? WTR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., DNB Asset Management AS, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Boenning & Scattergood Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd, Strs Ohio and Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd.. 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. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Aqua America's stock price today? One share of WTR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.86. How big of a company is Aqua America? Aqua America has a market capitalization of $11.19 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. What is Aqua America's official website? The official website for Aqua America is http://www.aquaamerica.com/. How can I contact Aqua America? 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] MarketBeat Community Rating for Aqua America (NYSE WTR)Community Ranking: 2.4 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 344 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 365 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 709MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Aqua America and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe WTR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe WTR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 1/25/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Why do companies engage in swaps?
