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WTRG

Valuation52/ 100
Cash flow & growth36/ 100
Upside potential29/ 100
Risk potential26/ 100

WTRG's valuation appears fair, below average fundamentals limit its appeal, while forward estimates point to earnings growth and improving margins, though analyst coverage is limited.

Score change since last week

The score fell 1 point, mainly due to valuation and price changes. Price rose 1.5%, from $41.10 to $41.70. Reported EPS was unchanged, so the higher price reduced valuation support.

Valuation and price changes subtracted 0.3 points. The comparison uses the same available inputs on both dates. Displayed changes are rounded to whole points.

Valuation

Historical cheapness: current PE is 20.9× versus the full-history median of 21.5× shown in the valuation table, producing 51.8/100. Positive weekly observations receive equal weight; lower past EPS alone does not disqualify them.

Outlook-adjusted valuation: 52.3/100. The model applies a 11.2% earnings-growth assumption and a 10% annual return hurdle, with positive credit limited by evidence coverage and confidence.

Forward price scenarios use recent PE history separately. Recent history has a separately weighted median of 18.2× (18-month half-life). The favorable scenario uses 19.2× PE and $2.4 projected EPS, informed by growth, margins and earnings-quality checks. This is a model scenario, not an analyst target. A return to the full-history median is not assumed.

Cash flow & growth

Business trends are weak. Over the past year: revenue +9.9%, earnings -15.9%, operating margin -3.7 percentage points. Free cash flow is -19% of revenue. The business score is 36.1/100. Growth, margins and cash generation drive the score. Missing or older data receives less weight.

Favorable scenario

The earnings calculation and the displayed scenario are different.

The earnings case uses $2.36 of EPS and a 19.2× PE, suggesting about $45.34 before the minimum is applied. Valuation history and outlook inform the PE.

The model applies a 15% minimum upside scenario, so the card shows +15%, or about $47.23. That adjusted price does not come from the EPS × PE calculation above.

This is a scenario based on our model, not a forecast or probability.

Downside scenario

Weaker than expected earnings could put pressure on the share price.

Our downside case uses $1.66 of EPS and a 18.3× PE, suggesting a share price of about $30.37 — 26% below today’s price. Valuation history and outlook inform the PE.

This is a scenario based on our model, not a forecast or probability.

WTRG vs Historical averages

MetricCurrentAverageRelative
PE21x24x12% lower
PE percentile48504% lower
EPS$1.96$1.828% higher
FCF-$488.4M-$406.8M-$81.6M
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WTRG’s earnings are above their historical averages, while its earnings multiple is lower.

WTRG Forward outlook

MetricOutlook
Forward valuationImproving
Forward earningsGrowth
Forward revenueStable
Forward profitabilityStrongly expanding
Analyst coverageLimited
Estimate dispersionTight

WTRG’s outlook is generally improving, though analyst coverage is limited.

WTRG PE Valuation

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This table applies WTRG's historical price-to-earnings (PE) landmarks to current earnings. The implied prices are valuation scenarios, not price forecasts or targets.

WTRG Earnings Per Share

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WTRG Quarterly Revenue

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WTRG Free Cash Flow

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WTRG Total Shares

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WTRG Net Leverage

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Quarterly Net Leverage uses the last 12 months of EBITDA. A falling multiple generally indicates less debt relative to earnings capacity. Negative values mean net cash; missing data or nonpositive LTM EBITDA are N/A. The table shows each period’s Net Leverage and status.

WTRG PE vs Utilities Sector

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WTRG Weekly Price

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WTRG Weekly Moving Averages

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This chart compares WTRG's 8, 20, 50, 100, and 200-week moving averages from 2020 onward. Shorter averages react faster to price changes, while longer averages show the broader trend.

WTRG Yearly ROI

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Each line starts at 0% using the year’s first dependable weekly close and tracks the return through December, or through the latest available week for the current year.