We estimate that the CEO of Essential Utilities, Inc. ($WTRG), Christopher H. Franklin, received a compensation of $9,212,815 in 2025. This is an increase of 32.45% from an estimated $6,222,992 in 2024.
These estimates are based on a new DEF14A filing, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2026. Note that parsing errors may occur.
You can track $WTRG on Quiver Quantitative's $WTRG stock dashboard.
$WTRG Stock Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WTRG stock 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WTRG stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 4 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 10/30, 09/25 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
$WTRG Stock Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 289 institutional investors add shares of $WTRG Stock stock to their portfolio, and 389 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD removed 11,586,195 shares (-99.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $444,446,440
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 7,222,323 shares (-76.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $277,048,310
- MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 3,358,869 shares (-95.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $128,846,214
- SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP added 2,944,562 shares (+9476.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $112,953,398
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 2,593,181 shares (-7.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $99,474,423
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added 2,480,200 shares (+45152.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $95,140,472
- AMUNDI added 1,586,622 shares (+33.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $60,862,819
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$WTRG Stock Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WTRG in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/10/2025
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 10/10/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $WTRG Stock, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WTRG forecast page.
$WTRG Stock Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WTRG recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $WTRG in the last 6 months, with a median target of $44.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Nicholas Campanella from Barclays set a target price of $38.0 on 12/17/2025
- Julien Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies set a target price of $44.0 on 10/28/2025
- Gregg Orrill from UBS set a target price of $45.0 on 10/28/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
