Essential Utilities (WTRG) Competitors $38.94 -0.01 (-0.03%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WTRG vs. XEL, EXC, CQP, FTS, LNT, EVRG, WES, EBR, AGR, 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), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Avangrid (AGR), 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 Evergy Western Midstream Partners Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Avangrid Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) and Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WTRG or XEL? Xcel Energy received 11 more outperform votes than Essential Utilities when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 35.80% of users gave Essential Utilities an outperform vote while only 30.30% of users gave Xcel Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEssential UtilitiesOutperform Votes2935.80% Underperform Votes5264.20% Xcel EnergyOutperform Votes4030.30% Underperform Votes9269.70% Is WTRG or XEL a better dividend stock? Essential Utilities pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Essential Utilities pays out 65.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xcel Energy 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. Essential Utilities has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years and Xcel Energy has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Essential Utilities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is WTRG or XEL 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 Essential Utilities27.84% 7.89% 2.79% Xcel Energy 13.67%10.76%2.93% Which has better earnings & valuation, WTRG or XEL? 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 RatioEssential Utilities$2.05B5.21$498.23M$2.0019.47Xcel Energy$14.21B2.83$1.77B$3.3720.79 Which has more risk & volatility, WTRG or XEL? Essential Utilities has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WTRG or XEL? Essential Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.99%. Xcel Energy has a consensus price target of $66.38, suggesting a potential downside of 5.23%. Given Essential Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Essential Utilities is more favorable than Xcel Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Essential Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Xcel Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Do institutionals & insiders believe in WTRG or XEL? 74.8% of Essential Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Essential Utilities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor WTRG or XEL? In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Essential Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Xcel Energy and 4 mentions for Essential Utilities. Essential Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Xcel Energy's score of 1.07 indicating that Essential Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Essential Utilities 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Xcel Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryXcel Energy beats Essential Utilities on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. 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$10.70B$4.66B$12.22B$19.85BDividend Yield3.34%2.38%4.05%3.52%P/E Ratio19.4721.86100.8242.73Price / Sales5.2113.8131.8719.27Price / Cash12.6415.0218.5917.86Price / Book1.732.832.335.52Net Income$498.23M$192.27M$616.62M$986.45M7 Day Performance1.78%1.61%0.03%0.45%1 Month Performance-3.57%0.42%-1.57%1.05%1 Year Performance12.03%3.26%9.88%24.67% Essential Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTRGEssential Utilities4.5886 of 5 stars$38.940.0%$44.00+13.0%+11.2%$10.70B$2.05B19.473,258Positive NewsXELXcel Energy4.2322 of 5 stars$70.05+0.7%$66.38-5.2%+16.6%$39.95B$14.21B20.7911,311Positive NewsEXCExelon4.3694 of 5 stars$38.73-0.9%$41.33+6.7%-0.9%$39.29B$21.73B15.9419,962Positive NewsCQPCheniere Energy Partners0.8851 of 5 stars$53.30-0.4%$46.00-13.7%N/A$25.80B$9.66B11.511,605FTSFortis2.6648 of 5 stars$44.70-0.1%N/A+9.0%$22.23B$8.53B18.789,600Ex-DividendPositive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.3022 of 5 stars$62.230.0%$63.06+1.3%+26.7%$15.97B$4.03B24.123,281Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.6432 of 5 stars$64.37+0.6%$61.88-3.9%+27.5%$14.80B$5.51B17.404,658WESWestern Midstream Partners1.5236 of 5 stars$37.44-1.0%$37.88+1.2%+30.8%$14.38B$3.11B9.551,377EBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás0.4569 of 5 stars$6.23+0.3%N/A-25.5%$14.27B$38.08B0.008,328AGRAvangrid3.5299 of 5 stars$36.08+0.3%$34.67-3.9%+15.9%$13.96B$8.31B12.407,999SBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.1547 of 5 stars$17.11+0.3%N/A+29.1%$11.66B$5.12B6.7311,170Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XEL Alternatives EXC Alternatives CQP Alternatives FTS Alternatives LNT Alternatives EVRG Alternatives WES Alternatives EBR Alternatives AGR 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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