Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG

American Water Works expands its regulated footprint through acquisitions and organic customer growth, supporting infrastructure investment and long-term earnings growth.

BRYN MAWR, Pa., September 30, 2026--Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced today its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary has finalized its $450,000 purchase of the water system assets of the Ulster Municipal Authority in Bradford County. The system serves approximately 180 customers in Ulster Township. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved the sale on August 27, 2026.

A $63 billion water utility merger puts two dividend stocks on a collision course, and the one that looks weaker on paper may actually be the smarter retirement hold heading into the deal's close.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has been drawing attention after recent share price moves, with the stock last closing at $41.62. Investors are weighing this valuation in relation to its regulated water and natural gas footprint. Recent trading has been quietly supportive, with a 90 day share price return of 13.41% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 15.97% suggesting Essential Utilities has been rebuilding momentum after earlier softness. The 3 year total shareholder return of 26.96% points...

American Water Works (AWK) is entering a period of declining regulatory risk as it advances toward c

HARRISBURG, Pa., September 10, 2026--67% increase in Pennsylvania gas utility bills driven by $11 billion in ‘Big Six’ gas pipeline spending, BDC Reports.

On August 4, Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported second-quarter results that read like two different stories stapled together. Revenue climbed, the dividend grew for the 36th time in 35 years, and the merger with American Water inched closer to the finish line. But earnings per share actually dipped from a year earlier, and the company had […]

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) ("American Water") and Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) ("Essential Utilities") today announced that the waiting period under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), in connection with the pending merger of American Water and Essential Utilities, expired at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on August 14, 2026.

BRYN MAWR, Pa., August 10, 2026--With construction season at its summertime peak, Essential Utilities and its subsidiaries, Aqua Water and Peoples Natural Gas, urge customers and contractors to recognize 811 Day and take great care with all digging and excavation practices.