WTRG (Essential Utilities) Short Interest

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WTRG Essential Utilities Inc WTRG
79 GF Score
Price $40.71
GF Value $42.02
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Essential Utilities Short Interest?

Short Interest can be expressed as a percentage by dividing the number of shares sold short by the total number of outstanding shares.

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WTRG vs AWR, CWT, HTO: Short Interest Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Essential Utilities's Short Interest, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Interest data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Essential Utilities Short Interest vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Essential Utilities's Short Interest distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Essential Utilities's Short Interest falls into.


WTRG
79GF Score
Essential Utilities Inc WTRG
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Is Essential Utilities (WTRG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Essential Utilities stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $40.71 is trading 3.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $42.02. GuruFocus considers Essential Utilities to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for WTRG:

  • Short Interest:
  • GF Value™: $42.02 vs. price of $40.71 (3.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the WTRG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Essential Utilities Business Description

Other Exchanges A2A:Germany
Address 762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA, 19010-3489
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.
79GF Score

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$40.71
Price
$42.02
GF Value