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WTRG vs SAIA Comparison

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

Logo Essential Utilities Inc.

WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc.

HOLD

Current Price

$39.54

Market Cap

11.6B

Sector

Utilities

ML Signal

HOLD

Logo Saia Inc.

SAIA

Saia Inc.

HOLD

Current Price

$419.92

Market Cap

11.2B

Sector

Industrials

ML Signal

HOLD

Company Overview

Basic Information
Metric
WTRG
SAIA
Founded
1901
1924
Country
United States
United States
Employees
1615
N/A
Industry
Water Supply
Trucking Freight/Courier Services
Sector
Utilities
Industrials
Exchange
Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Market Cap
11.6B
11.2B
IPO Year
1994
2002

Fundamental Metrics

Financial Performance
Metric
WTRG
SAIA
Price
$39.54
$419.92
Analyst Decision
Hold
Buy
Analyst Count
5
19
Target Price
$43.50
$391.06
AVG Volume (30 Days)
2.0M
353.2K
Earning Date
05-07-2026
04-30-2026
Dividend Yield
3.47%
N/A
EPS Growth
1.38
N/A
EPS
0.79
1.86
Revenue
$2,474,615,000.00
$3,234,286,000.00
Revenue This Year
$5.07
$7.29
Revenue Next Year
$7.31
$9.08
P/E Ratio
$50.14
$227.78
Revenue Growth
18.62
0.79
52 Week Low
$36.11
$249.32
52 Week High
$42.37
$494.71

Technical Indicators

Market Signals
Indicator
WTRG
SAIA
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 58.16 40.47
Support Level $37.81 $402.44
Resistance Level $40.39 $420.11
Average True Range (ATR) 0.86 14.20
MACD 0.05 0.28
Stochastic Oscillator 62.28 32.27

Price Performance

Historical Comparison
WTRG
SAIA

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 SAIA Saia Inc.

Saia ranks among the 10 largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States, with more than 210 facilities and a fleet of more than 7,500 tractors and 26,000 trailers. As a national LTL carrier, the firm offers time-definite and expedited options for shipments ranging between 100 and 10,000 pounds. Saia ranks among the top-tier providers in terms of profitability.

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