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Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock, explained like you're 5
Essential Utilities trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WTRG. It is a large cap company in the water supply industry, part of the utilities sector, with a market value of about 11.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- WTRG
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Water Supply
- Size
- Large cap, about 11.1 billion dollars
Is Essential Utilities a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Essential Utilities is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 11.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Essential Utilities makes money
- Delivering electricity, gas or water to homes and businesses.
- Rates approved by regulators.
- Growing clean energy projects.
What moves WTRG stock
- Interest rates, since utilities carry a lot of debt.
- Decisions by regulators on prices.
- Weather and demand for power.
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- Nearly 284,000 feet of wastewater infrastructure will be upgraded across Illinois (Stock Titan)
- WTRG Maintained by UBS Price Target Lowered to $47.00 (GuruFocus)
- WTRG Unit Expands Water Operations With Lake Tamarack Acquisition (Zacks Investment Research)
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Questions about Essential Utilities stock
What does Essential Utilities do?
Essential Utilities trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WTRG. It is a large cap company in the water supply industry, part of the utilities sector, with a market value of about 11.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Essential Utilities?
Essential Utilities trades under the ticker WTRG on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Essential Utilities's market cap?
Essential Utilities is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 11.1 billion dollars.
How does Essential Utilities make money?
Delivering electricity, gas or water to homes and businesses. Rates approved by regulators. Growing clean energy projects.
What moves WTRG stock?
Interest rates, since utilities carry a lot of debt. Decisions by regulators on prices. Weather and demand for power.
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