Yahoo Finance • 5 months ago

3 Stocks With Solid Dividend Yields & Consecutive Hikes: MetLife, Spire, And Essential Utilities

3 Stocks With Solid Dividend Yields & Consecutive Hikes: MetLife, Spire, And Essential Utilities Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Companies with a long history of paying... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 7 months ago

Aqua Pennsylvania Secures up to $6.7 Million PENNVEST Grant for PFAS Treatment Facility Serving 25,000 People in Bucks County

Funding is part of Aqua’s commitment to remove "forever chemicals" to meet new federal standard; alleviates associated costs for ratepayers. BRYN MAWR, Pa., May 21, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aqua Pennsylvania announced today it has secured g... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 8 months ago

5.3% earnings growth over 3 years has not materialized into gains for Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) shareholders over that period

As an investor its worth striving to ensure your overall portfolio beats the market average. But the risk of stock picking is that you will likely buy under-performing companies. Unfortunately, that's been the case for longer term Essentia... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 months ago

Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Full-Year 2023 and Announces Guidance

Earnings per share of $1.86 for 2023, compared to 2022 earnings of $1.77 Record infrastructure investments of $1.19 billion Acquired seven systems, adding over $44 million in rate base and 11,000 customers Initiating 2024 annual earning... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 11 months ago

15 Countries That Waste the Most Water

In this article, we take a look at the 15 countries that waste the most water per capita. You can skip our detailed  water-treatment-industry analysis and go directly to the 5 Countries That Waste the Most Water. Global Water Treatment In... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript November 7, 2023 Operator: Good day, and welcome to today's Essential Utilities Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Call. This meeting is being recorded. At this time, I'd lik... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Reports Q3 2023 Earnings, Reaffirms Annual Guidance

Essential Utilities Inc (NYSE:WTRG) reports Q3 2023 earnings per share of $0.30, up from $0.26 in Q3 2022. Net income for Q3 2023 stands at $80.1 million, a significant increase from $68.6 million in the same quarter of the previous year.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

HOPE GAS CLOSES ACQUISITION OF PEOPLES GAS WV AND WELCOMES 13,000 NEW CUSTOMERS

Morgantown, WV, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MORGANTOWN, WV. (October 2, 2023) – Hope Gas today announced that it closed the acquisition of Peoples Gas WV with Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG). The acquisition of Peoples Gas WV adds... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Essential Utilities Reaffirms 2022 Guidance, Announces 2023 and Long-term Guidance and Plans to Report Earnings for Full-year 2022

Reaffirms 2022 annual earnings per share guidance range of $1.75 to $1.80 Announces 2023 annual earnings per share guidance range of $1.85 to $1.90 Infrastructure investments of $3.3 billion through 2025 Reaffirms multiyear ESG commitments... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

3 Stocks That Could Help You Retire a Millionaire

While everybody will require different investment balances to achieve financial independence, a good place to start is by working toward being a millionaire. An investment balance of $1 million would generate $30,000 in annual dividend inc... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Hope Gas announces agreement to purchase Peoples Gas WV

CLARKSBURG, WV, Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hope Gas today announced that it has entered an agreement with Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) to purchase Peoples Gas WV. This transaction is subject to review and approval by the Publi... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) shareholders have earned a 7.3% CAGR over the last five years

If you buy and hold a stock for many years, you'd hope to be making a profit. Furthermore, you'd generally like to see the share price rise faster than the market. But Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) has fallen short of that second g... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

3 Elite Dividend Stocks With at Least 10% Upside Potential, According to Wall Street

A few of them look like particularly attractive investments these days -- according to Wall Street analysts -- because they trade well below their consensus price targets. Three that stand out are ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Essential Utilitie... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Essential Utilities’ Aqua Illinois Subsidiary Acquires Oak Brook Water Assets

BRYN MAWR, Pa., November 29, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced that its Aqua Illinois subsidiary has completed the purchase of the Village of Oak Brook’s water treatment and distribution system, w... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Essential Utilities appoints Brian Gresehover to vice president of engineering for water and wastewater subsidiary

Tenured project manager promoted to advance company excellence initiatives BRYN MAWR, Pa., July 21, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced the appointment of Brian Gresehover to vice president, engineering... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Fastly Cloud Computing Traffic Bumped Higher. That Should Boost the Stock.

RESEARCH REPORTS These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or recommendations of Barron... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Essential Utilities Recognized as a "3+" Company by 50/50 Women on Boards

BRYN MAWR, Pa., July 08, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced it has been recognized as a "3+" Company by 50/50 Women on Boards, the leading global education and advocacy campaign driving gender bala... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

10 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Michael Platt’s BlueCrest Capital

In this article, we will discuss the 10 best stocks to buy now according to Michael Platt's BlueCrest Capital. You can skip our detailed analysis of Platt's history, his investment strategy and his hedge-fund performance, and go directly t... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 years ago

Essential Utilities Announces Appointment of Trusted Leaders for Aqua Illinois and Texas Operations

New state leadership builds on success, business continuity and positions Aqua for growth and enhanced community impact BRYN MAWR, Pa., March 31, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced this month that two e... Full story