Aqua America (WTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.05 to $37.53
• 50-Day Range: $45.27 to $51.94
• 52-Week Range: $34.21 to $52.58
• Volume: 1.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 53.33
• Dividend Yield: 2.52%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

WTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Aqua America's earnings last quarter?

Aqua America Inc (NYSE:WTR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.05. The firm's revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.

What other stocks do shareholders of Aqua America own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aqua America investors own include Altria Group (MO), NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Pfizer (PFE) and Southern (SO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2019
• Today: 7/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Water Supply
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WTR
• CIK: 78128
• Web: www.aquaamerica.com
• Phone: 610-527-8000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,570
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 53.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.39
• P/E Growth: 5.32
• Net Income: $191.99 million
• Net Margins: 18.02%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.81%
• Return on Assets: 3.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.75
• Current Ratio: 6.19
• Quick Ratio: 6.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $838.09 million
• Price / Sales: 9.61
• Cash Flow: $1.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.25
• Book Value: $11.29 per share
• Price / Book: 3.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 215,841,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $8.06 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.32