Essential Utilities Analyst Price Targets

Wall Street analyst price targets and consensus rating for Essential Utilities (WTRG).

Price Target Range — 10 Quarters

Analyst Consensus — 8 Analysts

5Buy

2Hold

1Sell

Consensus RatingOutperform# Analysts8Avg. Consensus PT$45Upside to Avg. PT+14.3%

Rating Trend — Last 9 Months

Recent Analyst Actions

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Date	Firm	Analyst	Action	Rating Change	Price Target
Sep 10, 2026	UBS	Gregg Orrill	PT Raise	Buy	$48→$49
Jul 15, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella	PT Raise	Underweight	$38→$40
Jul 2, 2026	UBS	Gregg Orrill	PT Raise	Buy	$43→$46
May 29, 2026	UBS	Gregg Orrill	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy	$41→$43
Dec 17, 2025	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella	Downgrade	Overweight→Underweight	$43→$38
Oct 28, 2025	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith	Downgrade	Buy→Hold	$47→$44
Oct 28, 2025	UBS	Gregg Orrill	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral	$46→$45
Oct 27, 2025	Janney Montgomery Scott	Michael Gaugler	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral	—
Oct 10, 2025	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella	PT Raise	Overweight	$42→$43
Oct 10, 2025	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith	PT Raise	Buy	$43→$47
Oct 2, 2025	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella	Initiate	Overweight	$42
Aug 15, 2025	UBS	Gregg Orrill	PT Raise	Buy	$42→$47
Aug 4, 2025	Baird	Ben Kallo	PT Raise	Outperform	$46→$47
May 13, 2025	Baird	Ben Kallo	PT Cut	Outperform	$47→$46
Apr 4, 2025	Baird	Ben Kallo	PT Raise	Outperform	$46→$47
Mar 5, 2025	Evercore ISI Group	Durgesh Chopra	PT Raise	Outperform	$45→$46
Feb 27, 2025	Wells Fargo	Jonathan Reeder	PT Raise	Equal-Weight	$39→$41
Jan 28, 2025	Jefferies	Julien Dumoulin-Smith	Upgrade	Hold→Buy	$41
Jan 14, 2025	UBS	Gregg Orrill	PT Cut	Buy	$45→$42
Jan 7, 2025	Wells Fargo	Jonathan Reeder	Downgrade	Overweight→Equal-Weight	$43→$39

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Analyst Ratings News

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UBS Maintains Buy on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $49

UBS analyst Gregg Orrill maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Buy and raises the price target from $48 to $49.

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Barclays Maintains Underweight on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $40

Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella maintains Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $38 to $40.

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UBS Upgrades Essential Utilities to Buy, Raises Price Target to $43

UBS analyst Gregg Orrill upgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Neutral to Buy and raises the price target from $41 to $43.

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Barclays Downgrades Essential Utilities to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $38

Barclays analyst Nicholas Campanella downgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Overweight to Underweight and lowers the price target from $43 to $38.

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Jefferies Downgrades Essential Utilities to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $44

Jefferies analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith downgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Buy to Hold and lowers the price target from $47 to $44.

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UBS Downgrades Essential Utilities to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $45

UBS analyst Gregg Orrill downgrades Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) from Buy to Neutral and lowers the price target from $46 to $45.

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Analyst Ratings News

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UBS Maintains Buy on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $49

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Barclays Maintains Underweight on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $40

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UBS Upgrades Essential Utilities to Buy, Raises Price Target to $43

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Barclays Downgrades Essential Utilities to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $38

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Jefferies Downgrades Essential Utilities to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $44

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UBS Downgrades Essential Utilities to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $45

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Recent Analyst Actions

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PROUBS Maintains Buy on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $49

PROBarclays Maintains Underweight on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $40

PROUBS Upgrades Essential Utilities to Buy, Raises Price Target to $43

PROBarclays Downgrades Essential Utilities to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $38

PROJefferies Downgrades Essential Utilities to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $44

PROUBS Downgrades Essential Utilities to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $45

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UBS Maintains Buy on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $49

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Barclays Maintains Underweight on Essential Utilities, Raises Price Target to $40

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UBS Upgrades Essential Utilities to Buy, Raises Price Target to $43

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Barclays Downgrades Essential Utilities to Underweight, Lowers Price Target to $38

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Jefferies Downgrades Essential Utilities to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $44

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UBS Downgrades Essential Utilities to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $45