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# Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) faces shareholder scrutiny over its proposed merger with American Water Works, with concerns about deal fairness and potential PFAS costs overshadowing positive Q1 results and dividend announcements.

### About Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential Utilities, Inc. is a company providing water and natural gas services.  
Essential Utilities, Inc. uses the ticker $WTRG for trading. Listed in the [Stocks](/list/stocks) category within the [Utilities](/list/stocks/utilities) sectors.

### Insights
- Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) trading volume is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
- Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) social dominance is up XXXXXX% from the previous month.
- Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Galaxy Score™ is up XXXXX% from the previous month.

### Price: $XXXXX
![Price Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:close/iv:1d.svg)  
[Price 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/close.tsv)  
The current price decline is attributed to negative sentiment on X and network engagement issues, exacerbated by analyst downgrades and shareholder concerns regarding the proposed merger with American Water Works, despite positive Q1 results.  

24-Hour: XXXX%
7-Day: -XXXX%
30-Day: -XXX%

1-Year High: $XXXXX on 2025-10-20  
1-Year Low: $XXXXX on 2025-01-25  
  
  
### AltRank: XXXXX
![AltRank Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:alt_rank/iv:1d.svg)  
[AltRank 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/alt_rank.tsv)  
Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) is currently AltRank #1,724 based on combined combined social and market metrics
Daily Average: XXXXX  
X Week: XXX -XXX  
X Month: XXX -XXX  
X Months: XXX -XXX  
X Year: XXX -XXX  
1-Year High: XXXXX on 2025-09-08  
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-03-01  
  
  
### Galaxy Score: XXXXX
![Galaxy Score Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:galaxy_score/iv:1d.svg)  
[Galaxy Score 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/galaxy_score.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXX  
Daily Average: XX  
X Week: XX +8  
X Month: XX +17  
X Months: XX +2  
X Year: XX +20  
1-Year High: XX on 2025-03-03  
1-Year Low: X on 2025-09-03  
  
  
### Engagements: XX (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: XX  
Daily Average: XXXXX  
X Week: XXX -XX%  
X Month: XXXXXX -XX%  
X Months: XXXXXXX -XX%  
X Year: XXXXXXX +99%  
1-Year High: XXXXXX on 2025-05-09  
1-Year Low: X on 2025-12-07  

Engagements by network (24h):
X: XX

  
  
### Mentions: X (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: X  
Daily Average: XX  
X Week: XX -XXXX%  
X Month: XXX +7.60%  
X Months: XXXXX +69%  
X Year: XXXXX +93%  
1-Year High: XXX on 2025-06-28  
1-Year Low: X on 2025-12-06  

Mentions by network (24h):
X: X

  
  
### Creators: X (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
X unique social accounts have posts mentioning Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) in the last XX hours which is down XX% from XX in the previous XX hours
Daily Average: XX  
X Week: XX -XXXX%  
X Month: XXX -XXXX%  
X Months: XXXXX +208%  
X Year: XXXXX +281%  
1-Year High: XXX on 2025-06-28  
1-Year Low: X on 2025-12-06  

The most influential creators that mention Essential Utilities, Inc. in the last XX hours

| Creator                                        | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                        | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@Fakashi27407](/creator/twitter/Fakashi27407) | X    | XX        | X     | X           |

[View More](/list/creators/$wtrg/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: XX%  
Daily Average: XX%  
X Week: XX% -XX%  
X Month: XX% -XX%  
X Months: XX% -XX%  
X Year: XX% -XX%  
1-Year High: XXX% on 2024-12-14  
1-Year Low: X% on 2025-10-14  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Dividend Announcement: (1%) Essential Utilities declares quarterly dividend, extending streak and bolstering stability for income investors.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Merger Concerns: (30%) Shareholders question the fairness of the all-stock deal with American Water Works, citing a lack of premium and potential PFAS contamination costs.
- Analyst Downgrades: (20%) Analysts from UBS and Jefferies have lowered price targets and downgraded the stock due to concerns about the company's direction and merger terms.
  
  
  
### Social Dominance: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX%
![Social Dominance Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:social_dominance/iv:1d.svg)  
[Social Dominance 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/social_dominance.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX%  
Daily Average: XXXXXXX%  
X Week: XXXXXXX% +0.00233%  
X Month: XXXXXX% +0.0058%  
X Months: XXXXXX% +0.0008999999999999998%  
X Year: XXXXXX% +0.0013%  
1-Year High: XXXX% on 2025-06-28  
1-Year Low: XXXXXX% on 2025-12-06  
  
  
### Market Dominance: XXXXX%
![Market Dominance Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:market_dominance/iv:1d.svg)  
[Market Dominance 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/market_dominance.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXX%  
Daily Average: X%  
1-Year High: XXXX% on 2025-04-09  
1-Year Low: XXXXX% on 2025-12-10  
  
  
### Market Cap: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
![Market Cap Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:$wtrg/c:line/m:market_cap/iv:1d.svg)  
[Market Cap 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/$wtrg/time-series/market_cap.tsv)  
Current Value: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX  
Daily Average: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX  
X Week: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX -$4.30%  
X Month: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX -$4.90%  
X Months: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX -$0.92%  
X Year: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX -$1.50%  
1-Year High: $XXXXXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-10-20  
1-Year Low: $XXXXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-01-24  

### Top Essential Utilities, Inc. Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"$WTRG Guys Don't miss the Target price for Next Week. 💸🔜"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Fakashi27407/status/1997565685355159938) [@Fakashi27407](/creator/x/Fakashi27407) 2025-12-07T07:15Z XX followers, XX engagements


"Upgrades 12/3: $AEO $BWLP $CSW $DRVN $DSGN $EQIX $GRMN $LYFT $MRVL $PNNT $SNDR $SPRB $UBER $VRTX $WTRG . Downgrades 12/3: $ACHC $APLT $AUPH $BHVN $BMRN $CGNX $IFRX $JAMF $PSTG $REGN $VNRX $W $WEN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/OpenOutcrier/status/1996217075103055882) [@OpenOutcrier](/creator/x/OpenOutcrier) 2025-12-03T13:56Z 79.9K followers, 1924 engagements


"Today's M&A notes $WTRG to be acquired by $AWK for 0.305x shares XXX% premium $XXXX billion $RNA to be acquired by $NVS for $XXXXX cash per share XXXX% premium $XXXX billion $CADE to be acquired by $HBAN for 2.475x shares XXX% premium $XXX billion $PLYM to be acquired by Makarora Management LP / Ares Alternative Credit funds for $XXXXX cash per share XXXX% premium $XXX billion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JulianKlymochko/status/1982802998167519520) [@JulianKlymochko](/creator/x/JulianKlymochko) 2025-10-27T13:34Z 30.7K followers, 2737 engagements


"American Water Works $AWK just announced it will buy Essential Utilities $WTRG in an all-stock deal valued at $12B Essential shareholders will receive XXXXX $AWK per share which is approx a XX% premium. Deal should close 1Q27"  
[X Link](https://x.com/schaeffers/status/1982781221357674613) [@schaeffers](/creator/x/schaeffers) 2025-10-27T12:07Z 12.3K followers, XXX engagements