ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC (WTRG) Stock Analyst Ratings
NYSE:WTRG - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US29670G1022 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
ChartMill assigns a Buy % Consensus number of 84% to WTRG. The Buy consensus is the weighted average rating of the current analysts ratings.
Analysts have set a mean price target forecast of 46.41. This target is 31.98% above the current price.
WTRG was analyzed by 18 analysts. The buy percentage consensus is at 84. So analysts seem to be very confident about WTRG.
In the previous month the buy percentage consensus was at a similar level.
WTRG was analyzed by 18 analysts, which is quite many. So the average rating should be quite meaningful.
Price Target & Forecast
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | Jefferies | Upgrade | Hold -> Buy |
| 2025-01-14 | UBS | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2025-01-07 | Wells Fargo | Downgrade | Overweight -> Equal-Weight |
| 2024-11-07 | Jefferies | Downgrade | Buy -> Hold |
| 2024-11-06 | Baird | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2024-11-05 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-10-07 | Jefferies | Initiate | Buy |
| 2024-09-20 | B of A Securities | Reiterate | Buy |
| 2024-08-08 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2024-08-07 | Baird | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2024-07-31 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight -> Overweight |
| 2024-05-06 | Baird | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2024-03-04 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform -> Outperform |
| 2023-11-03 | Edward Jones | Upgrade | Hold -> Buy |
| 2023-10-04 | UBS | Maintains | Buy -> Buy |
| 2023-09-28 | Northcoast Research | Upgrade | Neutral -> Buy |
| 2023-05-18 | Northcoast Research | Downgrade | Buy -> Neutral |
| 2023-05-10 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight |
| 2023-03-16 | RBC Capital | Reiterate | Outperform |
| 2023-02-28 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight |
| 2023-02-06 | UBS | Upgrade | Neutral -> Buy |
| 2022-11-29 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral |
| 2022-09-09 | B of A Securities | Downgrade | Buy -> Neutral |
| 2022-08-18 | HSBC | Upgrade | Hold -> Buy |
| 2022-08-05 | Baird | Maintains | Outperform |
| 2022-07-18 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight |
| 2022-05-10 | Baird | Maintains | Outperform |
| 2022-04-19 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Overweight |
| 2022-04-08 | HSBC | Downgrade | Buy -> Hold |
| 2022-03-10 | Evercore ISI Group | Upgrade | In-Line -> Outperform |