Essential Utilities (WTRG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $37.04 -0.13 (-0.35%) As of 02:42 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Essential Utilities Short Interest DataEssential Utilities (WTRG) has a short interest of 21,900 shares, representing 0.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -99.51% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.3, indicating that it would take 7.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.68 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest21,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,450,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-99.51%Dollar Volume Sold Short$812.71 thousandShort Interest Ratio7.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares280,340,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.01%Today's Trading Volume452,443 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,676,824 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average27% Short Selling Essential Utilities? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Essential Utilities and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWTRG Short Interest Over TimeWTRG Days to Cover Over TimeWTRG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Essential Utilities Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/202521,900 shares $812.71 thousand -99.5%0.0%7.3 $37.11 6/15/20254,450,000 shares $169.10 million +10.7%1.6%2.6 $38.00 5/31/20254,020,000 shares $154.89 million -7.8%1.5%2.4 $38.53 5/15/20254,360,000 shares $166.33 million -14.7%1.6%2.5 $38.15 4/30/20255,110,000 shares $209.87 million -5.2%N/A3.1 $41.07 4/15/20255,390,000 shares $215.11 million -7.6%2.0%3.1 $39.91 3/31/20255,830,000 shares $230.56 million +16.1%2.1%3.4 $39.55 3/15/20255,020,000 shares $198.48 million +0.2%1.8%3.1 $39.54 2/28/20255,010,000 shares $190.18 million +3.1%1.8%3.3 $37.96 2/15/20254,860,000 shares $171.10 million +4.3%1.8%3.4 $35.21 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WTRG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Essential Utilities and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20254,660,000 shares $165.22 million -13.4%N/A3.3 $35.46 1/15/20255,380,000 shares $185.56 million -9.0%N/A3.7 $34.49 12/31/20245,910,000 shares $214.65 million +8.8%N/A4.3 $36.32 12/15/20245,430,000 shares $210.09 million +21.5%N/A3.8 $38.69 11/30/20244,470,000 shares $178.93 million +7.2%N/A3.1 $40.03 11/15/20244,170,000 shares $160.96 million +4.3%N/A2.8 $38.60 10/31/20244,000,000 shares $154.40 million +3.9%N/A2.8 $38.60 10/15/20243,850,000 shares $155.46 million -5.9%N/A2.8 $40.38 9/30/20244,090,000 shares $157.69 million -11.9%N/A2.9 $38.56 9/15/20244,640,000 shares $182.49 million +1.3%N/A3.4 $39.33 8/31/20244,580,000 shares $178.57 million -11.4%N/A3.5 $38.99 8/15/20245,170,000 shares $204.99 million +2.6%N/A4 $39.65 7/31/20245,040,000 shares $204.83 million -18.8%N/A3.8 $40.64 7/15/20246,210,000 shares $245.54 million +2.6%N/A4.5 $39.54 6/30/20246,050,000 shares $225.85 million -17.0%N/A4.3 $37.33 6/15/20247,290,000 shares $270.68 million +13.2%N/A5.1 $37.13 5/31/20246,440,000 shares $242.98 million -5.4%N/A4.1 $37.73 5/15/20246,810,000 shares $268.25 million +1.3%N/A4.2 $39.39 4/30/20246,720,000 shares $245.82 million +25.1%N/A4 $36.58 4/15/20245,370,000 shares $185.59 million -18.6%N/A3 $34.56 3/31/20246,600,000 shares $244.53 million +11.3%N/A3.7 $37.05 3/15/20245,930,000 shares $213.48 million +6.7%N/A3.3 $36.00 2/29/20245,560,000 shares $193.38 million -6.6%N/A3.2 $34.78 2/15/20245,950,000 shares $215.45 million +3.3%N/A3.4 $36.21 1/31/20245,760,000 shares $206.55 million +10.8%N/A3.4 $35.86 1/15/20245,200,000 shares $199.52 million -4.1%N/A3 $38.37 12/31/20235,420,000 shares $202.44 million +15.3%N/A3.5 $37.35 12/15/20234,700,000 shares $169.60 million +11.1%N/A3 $36.09 11/30/20234,230,000 shares $150.61 million -21.8%N/A2.8 $35.61 11/15/20235,410,000 shares $191.62 million +37.3%N/A3.7 $35.42The End of Elon Musk…? 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According to his research, if you listen to the media and miss out on Elon's newest breakthrough, it's going to cost you the fortune of a lifetime.Click here to see why the "End of Elon" crowd is about to be wrong again. 10/31/20233,940,000 shares $131.83 million +31.3%N/A2.8 $33.46 10/15/20233,000,000 shares $100.44 million -6.8%N/A2.3 $33.48 9/30/20233,220,000 shares $110.54 million -9.3%N/A2.6 $34.33 9/15/20233,550,000 shares $133.84 million +10.3%N/A3 $37.70 8/31/20233,220,000 shares $118.82 million +0.9%N/A2.8 $36.90 8/15/20233,190,000 shares $121.12 million -14.0%N/A2.9 $37.97 7/31/20233,710,000 shares $156.90 million +14.9%N/A3.3 $42.29 7/15/20233,230,000 shares $133.01 million +12.5%N/A3 $41.18 6/30/20232,870,000 shares $114.53 million +16.7%N/A2.8 $39.91 6/15/20232,460,000 shares $102.43 million -20.7%N/A2.3 $41.64 5/31/20233,100,000 shares $126.29 million -16.2%N/A2.7 $40.74 5/15/20233,700,000 shares $155.44 million +17.1%N/A3 $42.01 4/30/20233,160,000 shares $134.93 million -10.7%N/A2.5 $42.70 4/15/20233,540,000 shares $152.89 million -6.4%N/A2.8 $43.19 3/31/20233,780,000 shares $165.00 million -9.4%N/A3 $43.65 3/15/20234,170,000 shares $180.48 million +35.8%N/A3.4 $43.28 2/28/20233,070,000 shares $131.33 million -2.2%N/A2.7 $42.78 2/15/20233,140,000 shares $143.97 million +4.7%N/A3 $45.85 1/31/20233,000,000 shares $140.19 million No ChangeN/A3 $46.73 1/15/20233,000,000 shares $146.37 million -9.1%N/A2.9 $48.79 12/30/20223,300,000 shares $157.51 million +10.4%N/A3.1 $47.73 12/15/20222,990,000 shares $142.05 million +10.3%N/A2.6 $47.51 11/30/20222,710,000 shares $130.73 million -22.8%N/A2.2 $48.24 11/15/20223,510,000 shares $166.06 million -17.2%N/A2.9 $47.31 10/31/20224,240,000 shares $187.49 million +14.3%N/A3.6 $44.22 10/15/20223,710,000 shares $148.07 million +6.0%N/A3.3 $39.91 9/30/20223,500,000 shares $144.83 million +3.6%N/A3.2 $41.38 9/15/20223,380,000 shares $154.40 million +52.9%N/A3.3 $45.68 8/31/20222,210,000 shares $108.62 million -21.9%N/A2.2 $49.15 8/15/20222,830,000 shares $148.21 million -22.7%N/A2.9 $52.37 7/31/20223,660,000 shares $190.10 million +20.8%N/A3.3 $51.94 7/15/20223,030,000 shares $143.99 million -0.3%N/A2.6 $47.52 6/30/20223,040,000 shares $139.38 million +9.0%N/A2.6 $45.85 6/15/20222,790,000 shares $118.18 million +0.4%N/A2.4 $42.36 5/31/20222,780,000 shares $128.60 million +4.9%N/A2.4 $46.26 5/15/20222,650,000 shares $120.18 million -34.7%N/A2.1 $45.35 4/30/20224,060,000 shares $181.73 million +14.7%N/A3.4 $44.76 4/15/20223,540,000 shares $176.40 million -16.9%N/A3 $49.83 3/31/20224,260,000 shares $217.81 million +1.4%N/A3.6 $51.13 3/15/20224,200,000 shares $199.67 million +0.7%N/A3.6 $47.54 2/28/20224,170,000 shares $196.45 million +9.7%N/A3.4 $47.11 2/15/20223,800,000 shares $172.06 million -15.0%N/A3.4 $45.28 1/31/20224,470,000 shares $217.87 million +12.0%N/A4.4 $48.74 1/15/20223,990,000 shares $197.15 million -4.8%N/A4.2 $49.41 12/31/20214,190,000 shares $224.96 million +8.3%N/A4.7 $53.69 12/15/20213,870,000 shares $198.96 million +36.8%N/A4.4 $51.41 11/30/20212,830,000 shares $133.77 million -6.3%N/A3.3 $47.27 11/15/20213,020,000 shares $143.57 million +3.1%N/A3.5 $47.54 10/29/20212,930,000 shares $137.92 million +3.5%1.2%3.3 $47.07 10/15/20212,830,000 shares $134.37 million +0.7%1.2%3.2 $47.48The End of Elon Musk…? 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According to his research, if you listen to the media and miss out on Elon's newest breakthrough, it's going to cost you the fortune of a lifetime.Click here to see why the "End of Elon" crowd is about to be wrong again. 9/30/20212,810,000 shares $129.48 million -14.1%1.2%3.2 $46.08 9/15/20213,270,000 shares $154.97 million +4.5%1.3%3.8 $47.39 8/31/20213,130,000 shares $155.34 million +2.0%1.3%3.9 $49.63 8/13/20213,070,000 shares $151.26 million -67.9%1.3%4.2 $49.27 7/30/20219,570,000 shares $470.08 million -0.7%3.9%13.6 $49.12 7/15/20219,640,000 shares $459.35 million -1.2%3.9%13.5 $47.65 6/30/20219,760,000 shares $446.03 million -2.4%4.0%12.5 $45.70 6/15/202110,000,000 shares $490.90 million -2.4%4.1%12.1 $49.09 5/28/202110,250,000 shares $489.95 million -4.5%4.2%11.3 $47.80 5/14/202110,730,000 shares $492.94 million +7.3%4.4%10.8 $45.94 4/30/202110,000,000 shares $468 million +0.6%4.1%9.5 $46.80 4/15/20219,940,000 shares $465.89 million -0.1%4.1%9 $46.87 3/31/20219,950,000 shares $439.29 million -1.3%4.1%8.7 $44.15 3/15/202110,080,000 shares $438.48 million +0.5%4.1%8.9 $43.50 2/26/202110,030,000 shares $433.80 million -2.5%4.1%9.5 $43.25 2/12/202110,290,000 shares $492.89 million +4.5%4.2%9.6 $47.90 1/29/20219,850,000 shares $454.77 million -1.0%4.0%9.4 $46.17 1/15/20219,950,000 shares $452.92 million No Change4.1%9.4 $45.52 WTRG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Essential Utilities' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Essential Utilities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 21,900 shares of WTRG short. 0.01% of Essential Utilities' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Essential Utilities' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Essential Utilities? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. WTRG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Essential Utilities's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Essential Utilities? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Essential Utilities: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, PEAK6 LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Essential Utilities? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.01% of Essential Utilities' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Essential Utilities' short interest increasing or decreasing? Essential Utilities saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 21,900 shares, a decline of 99.5% from the previous total of 4,450,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Essential Utilities' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.01% of Essential Utilities' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Essential Utilities: Alliant Energy Corporation (2.50%), American Water Works Company, Inc. (3.06%), American States Water Company (1.55%), CMS Energy Corporation (3.90%), California Water Service Group (1.16%), Duke Energy Corporation (1.56%), Consolidated Edison Inc (2.40%), IDACORP, Inc. (6.08%), PPL Corporation (3.52%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (0.01%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Essential Utilities stock? Short selling WTRG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Essential Utilities as its price is falling. WTRG shares are trading down $0.53 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Essential Utilities? A short squeeze for Essential Utilities occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of WTRG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Essential Utilities' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including WTRG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Alliant Energy Short Interest American Water Works Short Interest American States Water Short Interest CMS Energy Short Interest California Water Service Group Short Interest Duke Energy Short Interest Consolidated Edison Short Interest IDACORP Short Interest PPL Short Interest WEC Energy Group Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:WTRG) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. OpenAI’s Sam Altman invested $375M. 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