WTRG Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.21%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $333,083.49

Essential Utilities Insider Trading History Chart

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Essential Utilities Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $39.31
Price Change: Price Decrease of -0.09 (-0.23%)
As of 05/16/2024 12:27 PM ET

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Essential Utilities Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
5/1/2024Robert A. RubinCAOSell2,023$36.56$73,960.8813,358View SEC Filing Icon  
4/1/2024Robert A. RubinCAOSell5,565$37.21$207,073.6557,756View SEC Filing Icon  
6/14/2023Colleen ArnoldPresidentSell1,244$41.84$52,048.967,796View SEC Filing Icon  
3/8/2023Chris FranklinCEOBuy37,245$40.70$1,515,871.5037,245View SEC Filing Icon  
11/28/2022Ellen T. RuffDirectorSell8,560$47.96$410,537.6026,972View SEC Filing Icon  
12/8/2021Robert A. RubinCAOSell1,954$51.00$99,654.00View SEC Filing Icon  
8/30/2021Daniel SchullerEVPSell2,000$50.00$100,000.0041,684View SEC Filing Icon  
8/5/2021Chris FranklinCEOSell44,183$50.00$2,209,150.00131,519View SEC Filing Icon  
6/21/2021Robert A. RubinCAOSell2,200$47.00$103,400.0071,825View SEC Filing Icon  
5/27/2021Robert A. RubinCAOSell349$48.00$16,752.0074,025View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG)

74.78% of Essential Utilities stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at WTRG by year and by quarter.

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Essential Utilities Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
5/15/2024Ascent Group LLC7,661$0.28M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio96,014$3.56M0.0%-7.3%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Energy Income Partners LLC726,500$26.92M0.6%N/A0.266%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD139,534$5.17M0.0%+12.1%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Epoch Investment Partners Inc.1,249,134$46.28M0.2%N/A0.457%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Truvestments Capital LLC1,075$40K0.0%-50.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024Gabelli Funds LLC559,950$20.75M0.2%+11.6%0.205%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Advisors Asset Management Inc.24,319$0.90M0.0%-2.3%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024EP Wealth Advisors LLC8,575$0.32M0.0%+39.5%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Delap Wealth Advisory LLC5,462$0.20M0.1%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024EntryPoint Capital LLC2,336$87K0.1%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Natixis Investment Managers International4,033$0.15M0.0%-38.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Natixis359,945$13.34M0.1%-23.5%0.132%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co359,539$13.33M0.0%-54.3%0.131%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024American International Group Inc.332,823$12.33M0.0%-1.9%0.122%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Delta Asset Management LLC TN960$36K0.0%-23.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024UniSuper Management Pty Ltd3,700$0.14M0.0%+105.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC37,254$1.38M0.0%+289.8%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2024Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.95,677$3.55M0.1%+2.8%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/11/2024Jacobi Capital Management LLC63,569$2.36M0.2%+2.4%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024TIAA Trust National Association8,269$0.31M0.0%-23.7%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Vanguard Group Inc.27,909,921$1.03B0.0%-0.3%10.204%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Intech Investment Management LLC17,932$0.66M0.0%+28.8%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp375,768$13.85M0.0%-19.9%0.137%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Lindenwold Advisors INC7,622$0.28M0.2%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2024Trillium Asset Management LLC65,523$2.43M0.1%+8.7%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2024HBK Sorce Advisory LLC8,064$0.30M0.0%-7.7%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2024Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.152,120$5.64M0.0%+24.7%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2024Texas Yale Capital Corp.76,493$2.83M0.1%+0.7%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2024State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System275,405$10.20M0.0%+2.6%0.101%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.306,588$11.36M0.0%+231.2%0.112%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024Bleakley Financial Group LLC11,844$0.44M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024ProShare Advisors LLC859,854$31.86M0.1%-6.4%0.314%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS503,328$18.65M0.1%+9.7%0.184%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024Avantax Advisory Services Inc.116,437$4.31M0.0%+6.3%0.043%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024US Bancorp DE16,315$0.60M0.0%-22.7%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024Addison Capital Co33,308$1.23M0.6%+7.3%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024Russell Investments Group Ltd.64,910$2.40M0.0%-17.4%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024QRG Capital Management Inc.12,016$0.45M0.0%+13.3%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Meeder Advisory Services Inc.6,506$0.24M0.0%+5.5%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Choate Investment Advisors7,804$0.29M0.0%+28.4%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Sei Investments Co.87,939$3.26M0.0%-48.2%0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Atomi Financial Group Inc.10,496$0.39M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC159,863$5.92M0.3%N/A0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Horizon Investment Services LLC7,855$0.29M0.1%+18.4%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Smithfield Trust Co17,769$0.66M0.0%+2.9%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC20,560$0.76M0.2%-1.4%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Swiss National Bank777,600$28.81M0.0%-0.7%0.284%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Forsta AP Fonden62,400$2.31M0.0%+22.1%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd.15,000$0.56M0.3%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.7,297$0.27M0.0%+13.9%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024SG Americas Securities LLC5,372$0.20M0.0%-72.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2024Manchester Capital Management LLC9,313$0.35M0.0%+98.3%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2024TFG Advisers LLC36,531$1.35M0.5%-9.5%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2024Texas Permanent School Fund Corp220,054$8.15M0.1%+1.4%0.080%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/3/2024BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S18,341$0.68M0.0%+126.8%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/3/2024Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.14,414$0.53M0.0%-4.1%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Diversified LLC10,821$0.40M0.1%-7.2%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Mutual of America Capital Management LLC149,813$5.55M0.1%-3.4%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Daiwa Securities Group Inc.22,208$0.82M0.0%-6.3%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Nordea Investment Management AB3,425,350$126.16M0.1%+17,553.7%1.252%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Mendel Money Management8,930$0.33M0.2%-202.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.10,196$0.38M0.0%+21.7%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2024Pullen Investment Management LLC6,573$0.24M0.2%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024Janney Montgomery Scott LLC140,782$5.22M0.0%+2.8%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.19,334$0.78M0.0%+24.8%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024Bridgewater Advisors Inc.47,070$1.74M0.3%+16.7%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC8,524$0.32M0.0%+38.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Private Advisor Group LLC108,854$4.03M0.0%-1.9%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.21,421$0.79M0.0%+5.7%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Hartline Investment Corp5,535$0.21M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Retirement Systems of Alabama359,840$13.33M0.1%+0.3%0.132%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Norden Group LLC5,635$0.21M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Van ECK Associates Corp62,437$2.31M0.0%+2.6%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Mitchell Sinkler & Starr PA18,702$0.69M0.2%-52.1%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Arkadios Wealth Advisors24,429$0.91M0.1%-3.1%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.2,010,380$74.49M2.9%+7.7%0.735%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Caprock Group LLC8,115$0.30M0.0%+7.8%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.11,542$0.43M0.0%-12.7%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2024Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC4,064$0.15M0.0%-24.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2024Commonwealth Equity Services LLC268,251$9.94M0.0%+5.4%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2024Greenleaf Trust7,449$0.28M0.0%+18.4%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2024Principal Financial Group Inc.1,120,066$41.50M0.0%+3.1%0.410%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2024Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.105,000$3.89M0.0%-8.6%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2024First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown121,604$4.50M0.9%-1.3%0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/26/2024Securian Asset Management Inc.20,677$0.77M0.0%-2.5%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/26/2024BLB&B Advisors LLC76,107$2.82M0.2%-7.3%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/26/2024Yousif Capital Management LLC116,032$4.30M0.0%-0.9%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/26/2024YHB Investment Advisors Inc.12,496$0.46M0.0%-75.4%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/26/2024First Personal Financial Services43,674$1.62M0.4%+1.1%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2024New York State Teachers Retirement System320,500$11.88M0.0%+0.5%0.117%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2024Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank 194,097$7.19M0.0%-12.2%0.071%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2024Benedict Financial Advisors Inc.75,191$2.79M0.7%-0.8%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2024Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.78,558$2.91M0.0%-0.9%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2024Krilogy Financial LLC23,440$0.87M0.1%+34.5%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2024CENTRAL TRUST Co9,464$0.35M0.0%+13.8%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2024Simplicity Wealth LLC11,765$0.44M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2024First Pacific Financial15,029$0.56M0.2%+9.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2024Assenagon Asset Management S.A.9,929$0.37M0.0%+6.8%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/23/2024Louisiana State Employees Retirement System72,400$2.68M0.1%+2.5%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Essential Utilities logo
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
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Today's Range

Now: $39.31
Low: $39.19
High: $39.52

50 Day Range

MA: $36.52
Low: $33.88
High: $39.39

52 Week Range

Now: $39.31
Low: $32.07
High: $43.26

Volume

253,081 shs

Average Volume

1,742,979 shs

Market Capitalization

$10.75 billion

P/E Ratio

18.63

Dividend Yield

3.13%

Beta

0.8

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Essential Utilities?

Essential Utilities' top insider shareholders include:
  1. Robert A Rubin (CAO)
  2. Chris Franklin (CEO)
  3. Ellen T Ruff (Director)
  4. Colleen Arnold (President)
Learn More about top insider investors at Essential Utilities.

Who are the major institutional investors of Essential Utilities?

Essential Utilities' top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 10.20%
  2. Nordea Investment Management AB — 1.25%
  3. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. — 0.74%
  4. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. — 0.46%
  5. Principal Financial Group Inc. — 0.41%
  6. ProShare Advisors LLC — 0.31%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Essential Utilities stock.

Which major investors are selling Essential Utilities stock?

During the last quarter, WTRG stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co
  2. Natixis
  3. Farmers Trust Co.
  4. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp
  5. Vanguard Group Inc.
  6. Sei Investments Co.
  7. ProShare Advisors LLC
  8. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold Essential Utilities company stock include:
  1. Robert A Rubin (CAO)
  2. Chris Franklin (CEO)
Learn More investors selling Essential Utilities stock.

Which major investors are buying Essential Utilities stock?

In the previous quarter, WTRG stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
  1. Nordea Investment Management AB
  2. Epoch Investment Partners Inc.
  3. Energy Income Partners LLC
  4. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.
  5. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC
  6. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.
  7. Gabelli Funds LLC
  8. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS