Essential Utilities (STU:A2A) Valuation Rank

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STU:A2A Essential Utilities Inc STU:A2A
78 GF Score
Price €32.89
GF Value €36.44
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Essential Utilities Valuation Rank?

The Valuation Rank measures the current valuation of a business relative to other companies in the same industry and its own historical valuation. The companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued and 1 as the most overvalued.

  1. Three factors:
    • Absolute valuation (medpsvalue) relative to current stock price, rank among all companies
    • Historical valuation over the past 10 years. Rank pe, ps, pocf, ev2ebit over their own historical values
    • Industry relative valuation
  2. Companies without enough data is not ranked
  3. Companies with negative earnings are ranked lower

These three factors are used to calculate the value score for every eligible company, with values from 1 to 10. The final ranked companies are split in equal numbers and ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued, and 1 as the most overvalued. The numbers of companies in each rank are the same.

Essential Utilities Valuation Rank Related Terms

STU:A2A
78GF Score
Essential Utilities Inc STU:A2A
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Is Essential Utilities (STU:A2A) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Essential Utilities stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €32.89 is trading 9.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €36.44. GuruFocus considers Essential Utilities to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:A2A:

  • Valuation Rank:
  • GF Value™: €36.44 vs. price of €32.89 (9.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:A2A stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Essential Utilities Business Description

Other Exchanges WTRG:USA
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.
78GF Score

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€32.89
Price
€36.44
GF Value