NYSE:WTRAqua America Stock Price, Forecast & News

$45.11

+0.67 (+1.51 %)

(As of 06/4/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$44.25

Now: $45.11▼

$45.71

50-Day Range

$38.81

MA: $41.72▼

$44.61

52-Week Range

$34.21

Now: $45.11▼

$52.58

Volume1.15 million shs

Average Volume1.33 million shs

Market Capitalization$9.74 billion

P/E Ratio64.44

Dividend Yield1.81%

Beta0.32

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. It serves approximately three 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, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as Philadelphia Suburban Corporation and changed its name to Aqua America, Inc. in 2004. Aqua America, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

1.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Aqua America has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $49.57, Aqua America has a potential upside of 9.9% from its current price of $45.11.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Aqua America has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

2.4 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Aqua America has received 360 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Aqua America has received 375 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Aqua America has received 51.02% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat'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.

5.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Aqua America is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Aqua America has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Aqua America is 66.67 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Aqua America will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.75 % next year. This indicates that Aqua America will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Aqua America insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.30% of the stock of Aqua America is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
66.47% of the stock of Aqua America is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Aqua America are expected to grow by 8.84% in the coming year, from $1.47 to $1.60 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Aqua America is 64.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.28.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Aqua America is 64.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 29.91.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Aqua America has a PEG Ratio of 5.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Aqua America has a P/B Ratio of 4.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.05 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Water supply

Sub-IndustryWater Utilities

SectorUtilities

Current SymbolNYSE:WTR

Previous Symbol

CUSIP03836W10

CIK78128

Webwww.aquaamerica.com

Phone610-527-8000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.75

Current Ratio6.19

Quick Ratio6.14

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio64.44

Forward P/E Ratio30.69

P/E Growth5.32

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$838.09 million

Price / Sales11.62

Cash Flow$1.94 per share

Price / Cash Flow23.25

Book Value$11.29 per share

Price / Book4.00

Profitability

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 Shares215,841,000

Market Cap$9.74 billion

Next Earnings Date8/4/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Aqua America (NYSE:WTR) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Aqua America's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Aqua America's stock was trading at $44.41 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WTR stock has increased by 1.6% and is now trading at $45.11. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Aqua America?

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Aqua America in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Aqua America.

When is Aqua America's next earnings date?

Aqua America is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Aqua America.

How were Aqua America's earnings last quarter?

Aqua America Inc (NYSE:WTR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.05. The utilities provider earned $243.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $259.99 million. Aqua America had a net margin of 18.02% and a return on equity of 8.81%. Aqua America's quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.44 EPS. View Aqua America's earnings history.

How often does Aqua America pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Aqua America?

Aqua America announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.2343 per share on Sunday, March 1st. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.08%. View Aqua America's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for WTR?

7 analysts have issued 1 year target prices 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 $49.57 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets 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)

Has Aqua America been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about WTR stock has trended somewhat negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Aqua America earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutAqua 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), Cadiz (CDZI), Artesian Resources (ARTNA) and Consolidated Water (CWCO). View all competitors.

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 Altria Group (MO), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Honeywell International (HON), QUALCOMM (QCOM), AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and CVS Health (CVS).

Who are Aqua America's key executives?

Aqua America's management team includes the following 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)

What is Aqua America's stock symbol?

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

Who are Aqua America's major shareholders?

Aqua America's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.10%), Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC (0.02%), Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC (0.02%), Liberty One Investment Management LLC (0.01%) and Headinvest LLC (0.00%). 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 institutional investors are selling Aqua America stock?

WTR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC, Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC, and Liberty One Investment Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Aqua America.

Which institutional investors are buying Aqua America stock?

WTR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, and Headinvest 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 activity 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 $45.11.

How big of a company is Aqua America?

Aqua America has a market capitalization of $9.74 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.

What is Aqua America's official website?

The official website for Aqua America is 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]

This page was last updated on 6/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff