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Essential Utilities, Inc.

Essential Utilities, Inc.

WATER SUPPLY
$38.52

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About Essential Utilities, Inc.
WATER SUPPLY
Listed since
1980
Employees
3K
Country
US

Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Its largest service territory is in Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 740,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It completed the sale of its West Virginia gas utility and the bulk of its nonregulated assets in 2024. Essential shareholders would own a 31% stake in American Water Works if the proposed all-stock merger closes in 2027.

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Open
$39.06
Day high
$39.31
Day low
$38.06
Previous close
$39.38
52W high
$39.31
-2.01% from high
52W low
$38.06
37% of range
Market cap
$11.2B
P/E
16.05×
EPS
$2.40
Shares out
283.6M
Volume
1.1M
VWAP
$38.44
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52W position 37%
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Essential Utilities, Inc.

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Filings
31
Buys / sells
14 / 17
Net value
$5.0M
Insiders
12
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Bruner Christopher L
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Lewis Wilbert Bryan
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Linde Tamara Louise
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Filing dateTrade dateInsiderTitleTypePriceQtyOwnedValueReceipt
2026-06-242026-06-23Bruner Christopher LInsiderbuy$36.823,66610,533$135KSEC Form 4
2026-06-242026-06-23Lewis Wilbert BryanInsiderbuy$36.823,66613,999$135KSEC Form 4
2026-06-242026-06-23Linde Tamara LouiseInsiderbuy$36.823,66610,533$135KSEC Form 4
2026-06-242026-06-23Hilferty Daniel J IIIInsiderbuy$36.823,66638,011$135KSEC Form 4
2026-06-242026-06-23Amato Elizabeth BInsiderbuy$36.823,66626,636$135KSEC Form 4
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