Essential Utilities (WTRG) Competitors $36.36 +0.18 (+0.50%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WTRG vs. XEL, EXC, CQP, FTS, LNT, WES, EVRG, AGR, EBR, and SBSShould you be buying Essential Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essential Utilities include Xcel Energy (XEL), Exelon (EXC), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), Avangrid (AGR), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Essential Utilities vs. Xcel Energy Exelon Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Evergy Avangrid Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to XEL or WTRG? In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Essential Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Xcel Energy and 6 mentions for Essential Utilities. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Xcel Energy's score of 0.64 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Xcel Energy 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Essential Utilities 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, XEL or WTRG? Xcel Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Essential Utilities. Essential Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXcel Energy$13.76B2.81$1.77B$3.3720.00Essential Utilities$1.96B5.09$498.23M$2.0018.18 Is XEL or WTRG a better dividend stock? Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Xcel Energy pays out 65.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essential Utilities pays out 65.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Xcel Energy has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Essential Utilities has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years. Essential Utilities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, XEL or WTRG? Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in XEL or WTRG? 78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Essential Utilities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor XEL or WTRG? Xcel Energy received 14 more outperform votes than Essential Utilities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 35.80% of users gave Essential Utilities an outperform vote while only 31.62% of users gave Xcel Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXcel EnergyOutperform Votes4331.62% Underperform Votes9368.38% Essential UtilitiesOutperform Votes2935.80% Underperform Votes5264.20% Is XEL or WTRG more profitable? Essential Utilities has a net margin of 27.84% compared to Xcel Energy's net margin of 13.67%. Xcel Energy's return on equity of 10.76% beat Essential Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xcel Energy13.67% 10.76% 2.93% Essential Utilities 27.84%7.89%2.79% Do analysts rate XEL or WTRG? Xcel Energy currently has a consensus price target of $69.17, indicating a potential upside of 2.62%. Essential Utilities has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.01%. Given Essential Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Essential Utilities is more favorable than Xcel Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xcel Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Essential Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 SummaryXcel Energy beats Essential Utilities on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIWhy I'm telling friends to avoid gold stocksBack in November, gold made a tiny move of 1.6%. But according to my backtesting by using a special type of gold trade, I would have seen a 141% gain in just a week. It happened again in March. Gold nudged up 1.2%. This time? A 104% overnight gain. And in June? A 1% gold move turned into a 74% gain in two weeks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WTRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEssential UtilitiesWater supply IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.98B$4.21B$13.72B$19.18BDividend Yield3.60%2.52%4.10%3.59%P/E Ratio18.1821.5095.0341.28Price / Sales5.098.5623.3317.59Price / Cash12.5514.6218.2921.28Price / Book1.682.762.195.32Net Income$498.23M$192.27M$629.73M$989.88M7 Day Performance-6.02%-4.18%-1.92%-3.54%1 Month Performance-7.75%-5.74%-2.56%-3.68%1 Year Performance-1.86%-6.56%1.51%12.14% Essential Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTRGEssential Utilities4.6272 of 5 stars$36.36+0.5%$44.00+21.0%-0.8%$9.98B$1.96B18.183,258Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeXELXcel Energy4.0486 of 5 stars$68.05-0.1%$68.62+0.8%+9.9%$39.08B$13.76B20.2111,311Dividend CutAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEXCExelon4.727 of 5 stars$36.51-1.0%$41.55+13.8%+6.3%$36.69B$21.73B15.1719,962CQPCheniere Energy Partners0.9529 of 5 stars$56.57-2.7%$46.00-18.7%N/A$27.38B$9.66B12.551,605Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsFTSFortis3.0901 of 5 stars$42.20-0.3%N/A+4.1%$20.99B$8.53B17.779,600LNTAlliant Energy4.3403 of 5 stars$60.35-0.2%$63.39+5.0%+17.3%$15.49B$4.03B23.433,281Positive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners2.4525 of 5 stars$39.29-1.2%$37.88-3.6%+38.1%$14.95B$3.11B10.141,377Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.0506 of 5 stars$61.67-0.4%$61.88+0.3%+20.3%$14.18B$5.78B16.714,658Positive NewsAGRAvangrid3.3493 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$34.67-2.9%+12.1%$13.82B$8.31B12.237,999News CoverageEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás1.0442 of 5 stars$5.84-1.0%N/A-30.3%$13.44B$38.08B0.008,328News CoverageSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.6583 of 5 stars$14.64-0.7%N/A-3.0%$10.01B$5.12B5.7511,170Analyst UpgradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XEL Alternatives EXC Alternatives CQP Alternatives FTS Alternatives LNT Alternatives WES Alternatives EVRG Alternatives AGR Alternatives EBR Alternatives SBS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WTRG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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