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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$134.38
+1.1%
$120.36
$113.34
$151.24
$26.18B0.621.49 million shs1.30 million shs
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
$15.37
-2.0%
$15.95
$9.31
$17.14
$10.51B1.21908,290 shs820,337 shs
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$93.18
+4.5%
$69.60
$23.53
$94.18
$32.42B1.026.22 million shs11.06 million shs
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$38.78
+1.0%
$36.09
$32.07
$43.26
$10.61B0.81.79 million shs1.70 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
+0.85%+6.27%+10.76%+9.14%-10.09%
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
-0.89%+0.32%-6.47%-0.48%+68.55%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
+8.64%+16.09%+19.95%+108.19%+262.89%
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
+0.05%+3.98%+6.64%+9.20%-8.77%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
4.4203 of 5 stars
1.33.04.24.31.82.52.5
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
4.3394 of 5 stars
2.55.03.30.03.22.52.5
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
4.8282 of 5 stars
2.55.04.23.12.52.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
2.67
Moderate Buy$141.805.52% Upside
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
3.00
Buy$74.33-20.23% Downside
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
3.00
Buy$43.0010.88% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest AWK, SBS, WTRG, and VST Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/9/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $110.00
5/6/2024
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$44.00 ➝ $43.00
4/18/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Janney Montgomery Scott
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Initiated CoverageBuy$82.00
4/4/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$72.00 ➝ $79.00
3/25/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$78.00
3/18/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$42.00 ➝ $72.00
3/4/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$52.00 ➝ $60.00
3/4/2024
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
Evercore ISI
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$51.00 ➝ $42.00
2/21/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$43.00 ➝ $52.00
2/16/2024
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
Evercore ISI
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ In-Line$160.00 ➝ $135.00
(Data available from 5/9/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$4.23B6.18$8.83 per share15.21$50.32 per share2.67
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
$4.27B2.46$1.53 per share10.05$7.75 per share1.98
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$14.78B2.19$11.04 per share8.44$7.96 per share11.71
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$2.05B5.16$3.16 per share12.26$21.58 per share1.80

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$944M$4.9327.2623.663.0722.27%9.74%3.18%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
$604.59M$0.8617.870.8412.31%10.45%5.16%5/9/2024 (Estimated)
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$1.49B$3.5826.0322.84N/A10.10%20.05%2.05%N/A
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$498.23M$2.1118.3818.383.2929.52%8.62%3.05%8/5/2024 (Estimated)

Latest AWK, SBS, WTRG, and VST Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024Q1 2024
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$0.98$0.95-$0.03$0.95$962.30 million$1.01 billion    
2/28/2024Q4 2023
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$0.54-$0.48-$1.02-$0.41$5.48 billion$3.08 billion
2/23/2024Q4 2023
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$0.49$0.50+$0.01$0.50$708.50 million$479.40 million    
2/15/2024Q4 23
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$0.84$0.88+$0.04$0.88$1.02 billion$1.03 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$2.832.11%+8.91%57.40%17 Years
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
$0.231.50%+1.78%26.74%2 Years
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$0.870.93%+14.96%24.30%5 Years
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
$1.233.17%+7.00%58.29%31 Years

Latest AWK, SBS, WTRG, and VST Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/18/2024
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
annual$0.28081.4%4/26/20244/29/20247/5/2024
5/2/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Quarterly$0.21801.07%6/18/20246/19/20246/28/2024
5/1/2024
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
quarterly$0.76502.49%5/13/20245/14/20246/3/2024
2/21/2024
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
quarterly$0.30713.4%5/9/20245/10/20246/1/2024
2/23/2024
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Quarterly$0.21501.76%3/19/20243/20/20243/29/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
1.26
0.85
0.79
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
0.55
1.01
0.99
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
4.26
1.18
1.11
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
1.13
0.62
0.48

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
6,500194.82 million194.67 millionOptionable
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock logo
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
12,299683.51 million676.68 millionOptionable
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
4,870347.89 million342.95 millionOptionable
Essential Utilities, Inc. stock logo
WTRG
Essential Utilities
3,258273.52 million272.94 millionOptionable

AWK, SBS, WTRG, and VST Headlines

SourceHeadline
Swiss National Bank Reduces Stock Holdings in Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)Swiss National Bank Reduces Stock Holdings in Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
marketbeat.com - May 9 at 5:41 AM
Decoding Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG): A Strategic SWOT InsightDecoding Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG): A Strategic SWOT Insight
finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 4:46 AM
Essential Utilities Inc. Bolsters Board with Two High-Profile AppointmentsEssential Utilities Inc. Bolsters Board with Two High-Profile Appointments
msn.com - May 8 at 6:46 PM
Robert W. Baird Lowers Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Price Target to $43.00Robert W. Baird Lowers Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Price Target to $43.00
americanbankingnews.com - May 8 at 3:22 AM
What You Need To Know About The Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Analyst Downgrade TodayWhat You Need To Know About The Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Analyst Downgrade Today
finance.yahoo.com - May 7 at 11:04 AM
Axxcess Wealth Management LLC Invests $912,000 in Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)Axxcess Wealth Management LLC Invests $912,000 in Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
marketbeat.com - May 7 at 8:48 AM
Robert W. Baird Cuts Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Price Target to $43.00Robert W. Baird Cuts Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Price Target to $43.00
marketbeat.com - May 6 at 8:29 AM
Results: Essential Utilities, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New ForecastsResults: Essential Utilities, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 9:51 AM
Essential Utilities: A Quality Company With A Favorable ValuationEssential Utilities: A Quality Company With A Favorable Valuation
seekingalpha.com - May 5 at 9:43 AM
Robert A. Rubin Sells 2,023 Shares of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) StockRobert A. Rubin Sells 2,023 Shares of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Stock
insidertrades.com - May 5 at 6:04 AM
Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Robust Growth Amid ...Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Robust Growth Amid ...
finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 4:45 AM
Q1 2024 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings CallQ1 2024 Essential Utilities Inc Earnings Call
finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 3:16 AM
Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Surpasses Q1 Earnings Expectations with Strategic Sales and ...Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Surpasses Q1 Earnings Expectations with Strategic Sales and ...
finance.yahoo.com - May 3 at 10:16 PM
Aqua Texas Begins $4M Main Replacement Project in Wimberley ValleyAqua Texas Begins $4M Main Replacement Project in Wimberley Valley
finance.yahoo.com - May 3 at 10:16 PM
Insider Selling: Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) CAO Sells 2,023 Shares of StockInsider Selling: Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) CAO Sells 2,023 Shares of Stock
marketbeat.com - May 3 at 9:06 PM
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q1 Earnings and Sales Lag EstimatesEssential Utilities (WTRG) Q1 Earnings and Sales Lag Estimates
zacks.com - May 3 at 1:21 PM
Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Updates FY 2024 Earnings GuidanceEssential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Updates FY 2024 Earnings Guidance
marketbeat.com - May 3 at 7:57 AM
WTRG Stock Earnings: Essential Utilities Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024WTRG Stock Earnings: Essential Utilities Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024
investorplace.com - May 2 at 10:03 PM
Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Shares Acquired by Arcadia Investment Management Corp MIEssential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) Shares Acquired by Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI
marketbeat.com - May 2 at 9:44 PM
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesEssential Utilities (WTRG) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
zacks.com - May 2 at 7:11 PM
Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Q1 2024Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Q1 2024
businesswire.com - May 2 at 4:58 PM
Essential Utilities Announces Election of Christopher Bruner and Tamara Linde to Board of DirectorsEssential Utilities Announces Election of Christopher Bruner and Tamara Linde to Board of Directors
businesswire.com - May 2 at 1:27 PM
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. Buys 313,277 Shares of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. Buys 313,277 Shares of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
marketbeat.com - April 30 at 12:39 PM
WTRG Quantitative Stock Analysis - Peter LynchWTRG Quantitative Stock Analysis - Peter Lynch
nasdaq.com - April 29 at 4:06 PM

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Company Descriptions

American Water Works logo

American Water Works

NYSE:AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. In addition, the company operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 540 groundwater treatment plants; 175 wastewater treatment plants; 53,700 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,700 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 74 dams. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP logo

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP

NYSE:SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo SABESP provides basic and environmental sanitation services in the São Paulo State, Brazil. The company supplies treated water and sewage services to residential, commercial, and industrial private customers, as well as public. As of December 31, 2022, it provided water services through 10.1 million water connections; and sewage services through 8.6 million sewage connections in 375 municipalities of the São Paulo State. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Vistra logo

Vistra

NYSE:VST
Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia. In addition, the company is involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. It serves approximately 4 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 37,000 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.
Essential Utilities logo

Essential Utilities

NYSE:WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.