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WTRG vs QGEN Comparison

Compare WTRG & QGEN Stocks: Price Trends, ML Decisions, Charts, Trends, Technical Analysis and more.

Logo Essential Utilities Inc.

WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc.

HOLD

Current Price

$41.71

Market Cap

11.0B

Sector

Utilities

ML Signal

HOLD

Logo Qiagen N.V.

QGEN

Qiagen N.V.

HOLD

Current Price

$41.12

Market Cap

10.2B

Sector

Health Care

ML Signal

HOLD

Company Overview

Basic Information
Metric
WTRG
QGEN
Founded
1901
1986
Country
United States
Netherlands
Employees
1615
N/A
Industry
Water Supply
Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
Sector
Utilities
Health Care
Exchange
Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Market Cap
11.0B
10.2B
IPO Year
1994
1998

Fundamental Metrics

Financial Performance
Metric
WTRG
QGEN
Price
$41.71
$41.12
Analyst Decision
Hold
Buy
Analyst Count
5
9
Target Price
$43.50
$51.30
AVG Volume (30 Days)
1.9M
1.8M
Earning Date
05-29-2026
01-01-0001
Dividend Yield
3.34%
5.86%
EPS Growth
1.38
N/A
EPS
2.20
N/A
Revenue
$2,474,615,000.00
N/A
Revenue This Year
$1.91
$8.23
Revenue Next Year
$6.62
$5.70
P/E Ratio
$18.68
$24.01
Revenue Growth
18.62
N/A
52 Week Low
$36.32
$38.13
52 Week High
$42.37
$57.82

Technical Indicators

Market Signals
Indicator
WTRG
QGEN
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 64.12 20.02
Support Level $36.85 N/A
Resistance Level $42.37 $49.11
Average True Range (ATR) 0.93 1.00
MACD 0.13 -0.76
Stochastic Oscillator 98.64 8.20

Price Performance

Historical Comparison
WTRG
QGEN

About WTRG Essential Utilities Inc.

Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Its largest service territory is in Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 740,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It completed the sale of its West Virginia gas utility and the bulk of its nonregulated assets in 2024. Essential shareholders would own a 31% stake in American Water Works if the proposed all-stock merger closes in 2027.

About QGEN Qiagen N.V.

Qiagen offers proprietary sample and assay technology to extract, purify, amplify, and interpret DNA, RNA, and proteins. The company's sales are split almost evenly between applications in life sciences and molecular diagnostics. Qiagen generates nearly 90% of its revenue from consumables with the balance coming from instrumentation and related services. The Americas account for the largest portion of the firm's revenue (52% of 2024 sales), followed by EMEA (33%), and the Asia-Pacific (15%).

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