5.3% earnings growth over 3 years has not materialized into gains for Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) shareholders over that period [Yahoo! Finance]
Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
Last essential utilities, inc. earnings: 2/26 05:01 pm
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Unfortunately, that's been the case for longer term Essential Utilities, Inc. NYSE:WTRG ) shareholders, since the share price is down 27% in the last three years, falling well short of the market return of around 17%. Given the past week has been tough on shareholders, let's investigate the fundamentals and see what we can learn. View our latest analysis for Essential Utilities In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS). During the unfortunate three years of share price decline, Essential Utilities actually saw its earnings per share (EPS) improve by 17% per year. Given the share price reaction, one might suspect that EPS is not a good guide to the business performance during the period (perhaps due to a one-of
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- 2/22/24 - Beat
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- 3/4/24 - Evercore ISI Group
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Sec Filings
- 4/2/24 - Form 4
- 4/1/24 - Form 144
- 3/19/24 - Form ARS
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