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WTRG
+1.3%🟢 Fundamentally supportedEssential Utilities, Inc. · Utilities
$40.83Vol 2.14M · 0.8× normalMkt cap +$0.15BMarket closed — 2026-10-16 session
What happened
Move
+1.3%
Price
$40.83
Volume
2.14M
0.8× normal
Market cap
$11.59B
+$0.15B today
Why it moved
Acquisition / M&Amedium confidence
- WTRG Unit Expands Water Operations With Lake Tamarack Acquisition — finnhub-news
- Sector-wide move — computed
Possible catalyst: acquisition / m&a.
Verdict — was the move justified?
🟢 Fundamentally supported
Acquisition / M&A — direction and rough magnitude are consistent with the identified fundamental catalyst.
How unusual is this move
σ score
1.4σ
vs own 20d volatility
Percentile
69th
of 1268 daily moves
Avg daily move
±1.1%
own 5y average
Fundamental context
V 44G 56P 60H 24Q 60
Insider activity (90d): net selling $112.9K
Valuation context
P/E (TTM)
20.9
5y median 20.1
P/E percentile
59%
vs own 5y history
FCF yield
-0.0%
Valuation sits near the middle of its own historical range (59th percentile).
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