Essential Utilities (WTRG) News Today $40.69 +0.22 (+0.54%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.58 -0.11 (-0.28%) As of 10/10/2025 07:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WTRG Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Barchart Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 Time Period Jefferies Financial Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Stock2 hours ago | marketbeat.comBarclays Maintains Essential Utilities (WTRG) Overweight RecommendationOctober 11 at 5:17 AM | msn.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street ZenOctober 11 at 2:57 AM | marketbeat.comBreaking Down Essential Utilities: 5 Analysts Share Their ViewsOctober 10 at 7:17 PM | benzinga.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Bought by Maryland State Retirement & Pension SystemOctober 9 at 5:16 AM | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Earns "Hold (C)" Rating from Weiss RatingsOctober 8 at 1:36 PM | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.October 8 at 3:39 AM | marketbeat.comJanney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 7,784 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGOctober 8 at 3:19 AM | marketbeat.comBarclays Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Essential Utilities (WTRG)October 7, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comEssential Utilities (WTRG): Assessing Valuation After Barclays’ Positive Outlook and Strong Quarterly ResultsOctober 7, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com13,984 Shares in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Bought by 111 CapitalOctober 6, 2025 | marketbeat.comHennessy Advisors Inc. Decreases Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGOctober 5, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street ZenOctober 5, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Acquired by AMF Tjanstepension ABOctober 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. Buys 63,274 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGOctober 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Coverage Initiated at BarclaysOctober 4, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Lowered to "Sell" Rating by Wall Street ZenOctober 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comSynergy Asset Management LLC Decreases Holdings in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGOctober 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities initiated with an Overweight at BarclaysOctober 2, 2025 | msn.comBarclays Initiates Coverage of Essential Utilities (WTRG) with Overweight RecommendationOctober 2, 2025 | msn.comEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at BarclaysOctober 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comPublic Employees Retirement System of Ohio Acquires 8,041 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGOctober 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Purchased by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLCSeptember 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Purchased by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.September 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comCovea Finance Boosts Stock Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comToth Financial Advisory Corp Has $4.10 Million Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by BrokeragesSeptember 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comVoya Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Short Interest UpdateSeptember 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Sold by Secure Asset Management LLCSeptember 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comGateway Investment Advisers LLC Has $2.38 Million Stake in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst National Corp MA ADV Sells 13,580 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Names Sadzi Martha Oliva President of Aqua IndianaSeptember 16, 2025 | msn.comAG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs Buys Shares of 15,521 Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comSwedbank AB Boosts Holdings in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comIFM Investors Pty Ltd Sells 15,549 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comUBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Increases Stock Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comIntrua Financial LLC Acquires New Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comJones Financial Companies Lllp Sells 95,442 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comInvestors in Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) have unfortunately lost 11% over the last three yearsSeptember 11, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comDynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Makes New Investment in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comMeiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. Purchases 271,214 Shares of Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comRoyal Bank of Canada Boosts Stake in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comVident Advisory LLC Invests $366,000 in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Names Sadzi Martha Oliva as President of Aqua IndianaSeptember 9, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comResolution Capital Ltd Has $1.46 Million Stake in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comNFJ Investment Group LLC Reduces Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comTrexquant Investment LP Takes Position in Essential Utilities Inc. $WTRGSeptember 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Stake Lowered by AmundiSeptember 7, 2025 | marketbeat.comEssential Utilities Inc. $WTRG Shares Sold by Nomura Holdings Inc.September 7, 2025 | marketbeat.com Get Essential Utilities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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