Essential Utilities, Inc (WTRG)
OrangeUtilities · As of 17 July 2026
Price chart — 52 weeks
OakBag’s model puts the fair value of Essential Utilities, Inc (WTRG) at about $87.32, against a recent price of $39.69 — a margin of safety of ≥ +55%. On that basis the traffic light is set so it looks fairly valued. The estimate blends up to 3 independent valuation methods and is benchmarked against other Utilities names. It is a model estimate for research, not a price target or a recommendation.
Fair value vs. price
- Current price
- $39.69
- Estimated fair value
- $87.32
- Margin of safety
- ≥ +55%
How the fair value is built
Why not green?
- Every valuation method came in far above the price and was capped by the model's outlier guard — with no independent method confirming it, the discount isn't trusted.
Knock-out safety checks passed
- Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z″)
- Negative equity
- Excessive leverage
- Illiquid
- Penny / micro-cap
- Stale fundamentals
- Piotroski F-score
- 5 / 9
- Beneish M-score
- -2.57
Quality & factor profile
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Frequently asked questions
Is Essential Utilities (WTRG) undervalued?
On OakBag’s model, Essential Utilities, Inc looks fairly valued: the estimated fair value is $87.32 versus a recent price of $39.69, a margin of safety of ≥ +55%. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
What is WTRG’s fair value estimate?
OakBag estimates Essential Utilities, Inc’s fair value at about $87.32, blending up to 3 methods — peer P/E, price-to-book, peer EV/EBITDA, a machine-learning valuation and a cash-flow DCF — clipped to a sensible band and taken at the median.
What is margin of safety?
Margin of safety is how far below the estimated fair value the price sits: (fair value − price) ÷ fair value. Here it is ≥ +55%. A positive number means the model sees the stock as cheap; OakBag only turns a stock green above +15%.
Does a green verdict mean I should buy WTRG?
No. OakBag is an educational and research tool, not investment advice. The traffic light is an automated model output based on third-party data that may be delayed or inaccurate. Always do your own research.
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