Essential Utilities
WTRG
38.53
-0.28
-0.72%
Essential Utilities
US · WTRG
#1371 by market cap
Listed 1970
38.53
-0.28
-0.72%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 553s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:40
Pre-market
38.53
0.00%
After-hours
38.53
0.00%
- Market cap
- 10.93B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 19.76
- P/Bi
- 1.56
- EPSi
- 2.20
- Div yieldi
- 3.56%
- 52W posi
- 41%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Ownership Signal how this is computed
Mixed / stable
- The number of reporting institutions increased by 2 in the most recent period (2026/Q3).
- Total institutional ownership (as a % of shares) was little changed.
Institutional ownership
- Held by institutions
- 80.47% -0.03pp
- Institutions
- 814 +2
- As of
- 2026/Q3 vs. prior period
Ownership vs. money flow
AlignedInstitutions trimmed shares last reporting period, and the stock has seen net outflows in main-fund flow over the last 20 trading sessions - the two line up.
Institutional ownership changes are reported quarterly with a lag; fund-flow data is daily. Treat this as a directional cross-check, not a precise timing signal.
Holder types
Mutual Fund61.15%
Hedge Fund8.72%
Public Company3.89%
Sovereign Wealth Fund2.29%
Private Company1.91%
Government Pension Fund1.86%
Family Office/Trust0.26%
Individual/Insider0.25%
Insurance Company0.18%
Other19.48%
Top holders as of 2026-06-30
BlackRock
11.78% · 33.43M sh
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
5.76% · 16.34M sh
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
5.14% · 14.58M sh
State Street Global Advisors
4.62% · 13.12M sh
Norges Bank Investment Management
2.29% · 6.49M sh
AQR Capital Management
1.98% · 5.60M sh
Geode Capital Management, LLC
1.86% · 5.28M sh
Nordea Investment Management AB
1.80% · 5.12M sh
Amundi Asset Management
1.53% · 4.33M sh
Millennium Management LLC
1.46% · 4.15M sh
Bar length is relative to the largest holder shown here, not to 100% of the company.
Insiders
50 filings tracked · 33 buys · 15 sells
| Name | Role | Stake |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Franklin | Chairperson & CEO | 0.12% |
| Christopher Luning | Executive Vice President | 0.03% |
| Daniel Schuller | Chief Financial Officer | 0.03% |
| Robert Rubin | Chief Accounting Officer | 0.02% |
| Daniel Hilferty | Lead Independent Director | 0.01% |
| Elizabeth Amato | Independent Director | 0.01% |
| Michael Huwar | President of Peoples | 0.01% |
| David Ciesinski | Independent Director | 0.01% |
| W. Lewis | Independent Director | 0.00% |
| Christopher Bruner | Independent Director | 0.00% |
Insider transactions most recent Form 4 filings
| Date | Name | Role | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Colleen Arnold | President of Aqua Water | Open Market Disposition | -2,855 | $39.55 |
| 2026-06-22 | Daniel Hilferty | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,666 | $36.82 |
| 2026-06-22 | David Ciesinski | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,666 | $36.82 |
| 2026-06-22 | Elizabeth Amato | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,666 | $36.82 |
| 2026-06-22 | Tamara Linde | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,666 | $36.82 |
| 2026-06-22 | Christopher Bruner | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,666 | $36.82 |
| 2026-06-22 | W. Lewis | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,666 | $36.82 |
| 2026-02-21 | Christopher Franklin | Chairperson & CEO | Sale to Issuer | -17,964 | $38.78 |
| 2026-02-21 | Christopher Franklin | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +25,332 | -- |
| 2026-02-21 | Christopher Luning | Executive Vice President | Sale to Issuer | -3,382 | $38.78 |
| 2026-02-21 | Christopher Luning | Executive Vice President | Other Acquisition | +4,804 | -- |
| 2026-02-21 | Daniel Schuller | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -4,683 | $38.78 |
| 2026-02-21 | Daniel Schuller | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +6,682 | -- |
| 2026-02-21 | Colleen Arnold | President of Aqua Water | Sale to Issuer | -2,053 | $38.78 |
| 2026-02-21 | Colleen Arnold | President of Aqua Water | Other Acquisition | +2,747 | -- |
| 2026-02-21 | Michael Huwar | President of Peoples | Sale to Issuer | -1,939 | $38.78 |
| 2026-02-21 | Michael Huwar | President of Peoples | Other Acquisition | +2,598 | -- |
| 2026-02-21 | Bradley Palmer | -- | Sale to Issuer | -158 | $38.78 |
| 2026-02-21 | Bradley Palmer | -- | Other Acquisition | +246 | -- |
| 2026-02-16 | Christopher Franklin | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +10,068 | $39.73 |
Form 4 filings, most recent per company. "Other Derivative Acquisition" rows are mostly RSU/option vesting, not open-market buying - the Type column says which.
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:40:18 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.