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Conviction 39UtilitiesScan · Fri, Sep 25, 2026

Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) closed at $39.54 (-0.50%) on Sep 25, 2026. Price is below its 50-day and above its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 36, RS Rating 53, -5.9% from its 52-week high, +2.3% year to date. Sector: Utilities · WATER SUPPLY.

WTRG$39.54-0.50%
ResistanceSupportVol 14Insider sellCongress buyCongress sell
63 bars
Vol MA14 2.57M
Jun 29Jul 16Aug 4Aug 20Sep 9Sep 25
Essential Utilities, Inc.WATER SUPPLYwww.essential.co ↗
Price39.54
Change-0.50%
Gap+0.06%
Rel volume0.39×
Avg volume2.58M
Avg $ vol106.34M
SMA 2041.14
SMA 5040.48
SMA 20039.15
Price vs 50-2.33%
Price vs 200+0.99%
MA stackmixed
50/200 cross—
Supertrenddown · 41.67
RSI (14)36
MACD hist-0.29
MACD cross—
Stoch %K / %D9 / 7
ADX (14)19
+DI / −DI11 / 24
RSI divergence—
MACD divergence—
ATR %1.89%
ADR %1.73%
52w high42.00
52w low36.25
From 52w high-5.86%
Above 52w low+9.08%
New 52w highNo
SqueezeOff
Bollinger width6.85%
%B-0.07
Donchian pos9.17%
Donchian high42.51
Donchian low39.24
AVWAP (52w high)41.01
vs AVWAP high-3.59%
AVWAP (52w low)39.57
vs AVWAP low-0.07%
OBV trendDown
Chaikin MF (20)-0.08
Today vs 20d0.39×
Avg vol (14d)2.54M
Avg vol (20d)2.58M
Avg $ vol (20d)106.34M
Market cap11.22B
RS Rating53 / 99
RS 3m (vs SPY)-3.51%
RS 6m (vs SPY)-22.64%
RS line new highNo
Trend template5/8
Technical rank45.0
1 week-3.65%
1 month-2.99%
3 months+2.30%
6 months-3.06%
1 year+4.60%
YTD+2.25%
P/E18.20
P/B1.60
P/S—
P/FCF21.80
EPS2.20
Div yield3.33%
ROE8.78%
ROA3.09%
Debt/Eq1.21
Current0.78
EV/EBITDA14.70
Gross margin—
Net margin—
Rev growth—
EPS growth3.54%
Price target44.50
Target upside12.54%
Analyst ratingBuy
Institutional90.28%
Ent. value19.68B
Revenue—
Net income105.72M
Gross profit—
Free cash flow514.72M
IndustryWATER SUPPLY
ExchangeNYSE
Shares out283.63M
Employees3.3K
ListedFri, Dec 19, 1980
Free float282.5M
Float %99.6%
Short interest7.22M
Days to cover3.5d
Short volume50.6%
Squeeze score30 / 100
Next earnings—
EPS forecast—
Last EPS vs est$0.38 vs $0.38
Last surprise0.0% beat
Setup gradeD
Conviction39 / 100
Pattern quality—
Tech rank45.0 / 100
Group rank14 / 100
Status laneNo active setup
Setup direction—
Pattern family
Resistance42.14
Support38.64
Days since event—
Candle confirm—

Financials as of Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly.

Signal lifecycle

How this symbol has moved through the lanes across 60 scans — each scan is re-classified from that day's price, so gaps are days it dropped off the board entirely.

  1. Breaking out now
    Aug 11
    1 scan
  2. Setting up
    Aug 12 – Sep 1
    7 scans
  3. Breaking out now
    Sep 2
    1 scan
  4. Broke out
    Sep 3
    1 scan
  5. Retesting breakout
    Sep 4 – Sep 10
    4 scans
  6. Setting up
    Sep 14 – Sep 17
    4 scans

Congress activity

Disclosed STOCK Act trades in WTRG · 3 recent

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MemberSideAmount
Lisa McClain
Lisa McClain
house · MI · traded 2025-10-30
Sell$1K–$15K
Lisa McClain
Lisa McClain
house · R · MI · traded 2025-09-25
Buy$1K–$15K
Dan Newhouse
Dan Newhouse
house · R · WA · traded 2025-04-11
Sell$1K–$15K

Insider activity

SEC Form 4 transactions in WTRG · open-market 1 sell

InsiderSideShares
Arnold Colleen
President - Aqua · Common Stock · 2026-08-07
Sell2.85K
Amato Elizabeth B
Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-23
Grant3.67K
Ciesinski David Alan
Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-23
Grant3.67K
Bruner Christopher L
Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-23
Grant3.67K

SEC filings

EDGAR filings in WTRG · 10 recent

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