Head to head
Essential Utilities vs American Water Works
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: WTRG · AWK
WTRG
Essential Utilities
38.53-0.72%
1-year price shape — -2% over the period
Quant Rating D · 38/100
vs
AWK
American Water Works
127.38-0.52%
1-year price shape — -8% over the period
Quant Rating D · 32/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Essential Utilities edges it on the scoreable measures. Essential Utilities has the highest Quant Rating (38); Essential Utilities has done best over the past year (-2%); Essential Utilities trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| WTRG | AWK | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Utilities - Regulated Water | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Last price | 38.53 | 127.38 |
| Change today | -0.72% | -0.52% |
| 1-year return | -1.7% | -8.2% |
| Market cap | $10.93B | $25.31B |
| 52-week range | 35.71 – 42.51 | 118.81 – 142.37 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 19.76 | 22.08 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 52nd | 21st |
| P/B | 1.56 | 2.17 |
| Dividend yield | 3.56% | 2.65% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 2.20 | 5.69 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $624.31M | $1.13B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.57B | $5.28B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.1% | +6.2% |
| Gross margin | 56.0% | 61.3% |
| Operating margin | 35.1% | 36.9% |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 21.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-451.91M | $-1.22B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 80.5% | 105.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 33 buy / 15 sell | 33 buy / 15 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.7% | 6.6% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (1) | 17% buy / 67% hold / 17% sell (6) |
| Analyst price target | $49 (+27%) | $143 (+12%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (38) | D (32) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 3,303 | 7,000 |
| Founded | 1968 | 1886 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.