Essential Utilities (WTRG) Competitors $36.58 +0.62 (+1.72%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.56 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 02/21/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WTRG vs. VG, CQP, FTS, LNT, WES, EVRG, EBR, TLN, SBS, and DTMShould you be buying Essential Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essential Utilities include Venture Global (VG), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Talen Energy (TLN), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), and DT Midstream (DTM). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Essential Utilities vs. Venture Global Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Evergy Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Talen Energy Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP DT Midstream Venture Global (NYSE:VG) and Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VG or WTRG? Essential Utilities has higher revenue and earnings than Venture Global. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVenture GlobalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AEssential Utilities$1.96B5.12$498.23M$2.0018.29 Is VG or WTRG more profitable? Essential Utilities has a net margin of 27.84% compared to Venture Global's net margin of 0.00%. Essential Utilities' return on equity of 7.89% beat Venture Global's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Venture GlobalN/A N/A N/A Essential Utilities 27.84%7.89%2.79% Do insiders and institutionals believe in VG or WTRG? 74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Venture Global 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 believe in VG or WTRG? Essential Utilities received 24 more outperform votes than Venture Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Venture Global an outperform vote while only 36.90% of users gave Essential Utilities an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVenture GlobalOutperform Votes750.00% Underperform Votes750.00% Essential UtilitiesOutperform Votes3136.90% Underperform Votes5363.10% Do analysts prefer VG or WTRG? Venture Global currently has a consensus target price of $21.91, suggesting a potential upside of 43.29%. Essential Utilities has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Venture Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Venture Global is more favorable than Essential Utilities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Venture Global 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Essential Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the media refer more to VG or WTRG? In the previous week, Venture Global had 62 more articles in the media than Essential Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Venture Global and 14 mentions for Essential Utilities. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Venture Global's score of 0.16 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Venture Global 4 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 49 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Essential Utilities 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEssential Utilities beats Venture Global on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Essential Utilities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$10.04B$4.45B$14.29B$20.05BDividend Yield3.65%2.64%4.67%3.65%P/E Ratio18.2919.0813.3634.88Price / Sales5.1217.5921.7215.72Price / Cash11.5213.7318.6120.85Price / Book1.692.801.944.92Net Income$498.23M$192.27M$663.56M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.90%-0.08%0.39%-1.05%1 Month Performance4.74%1.45%0.39%-1.39%1 Year Performance0.57%1.78%6.44%13.93% Essential Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTRGEssential Utilities4.8224 of 5 stars$36.58+1.7%$43.00+17.6%+0.6%$10.04B$1.96B18.293,258Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsVGVenture Global4.0624 of 5 stars$15.93+4.2%$20.00+25.5%N/A$38.54BN/A0.001,400Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCQPCheniere Energy Partners0.8786 of 5 stars$61.62-1.1%$51.67-16.2%N/A$29.83B$9.66B13.311,605Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageFTSFortis2.2814 of 5 stars$44.81+1.1%N/A+10.6%$22.37B$8.53B18.839,600Earnings ReportDividend CutEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeLNTAlliant Energy3.3764 of 5 stars$61.33+0.4%$63.39+3.4%+27.9%$15.74B$4.03B23.773,281Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners1.5033 of 5 stars$40.57+0.2%$37.88-6.6%+36.5%$15.44B$3.11B10.351,377Positive NewsEVRGEvergy2.7191 of 5 stars$66.66-0.3%$65.36-2.0%+34.5%$15.33B$5.51B18.024,658Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás0.6459 of 5 stars$6.59+4.2%N/A-25.5%$14.79B$7.44B0.008,328Positive NewsGap UpTLNTalen Energy2.8331 of 5 stars$241.54+0.5%$247.10+2.3%+221.6%$12.28B$2.55B12.932,118Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.9559 of 5 stars$17.78+3.9%N/A+6.3%$12.15B$26.17B7.0011,170Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.5965 of 5 stars$100.10-1.3%$101.56+1.5%+73.9%$9.73B$922M24.36360News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VG Alternatives CQP Alternatives FTS Alternatives LNT Alternatives WES Alternatives EVRG Alternatives EBR Alternatives TLN Alternatives SBS Alternatives DTM 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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