Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities

Talen Energy vs Essential Utilities

Over the past year TLN returned −14.2% and WTRG returned +11.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of -0.20.

TLN −14.2% WTRG +11.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricTLNWTRG
Price$343.12$43.52
Market cap$16.23B$12.35B
Today−1.64%+1.73%
1 month+6.2%+12.5%
6 months−7.8%+14.4%
Year to date−8.5%+13.5%
1 year−13.9%+11.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)+18.6%+3.1%
Gross margin49.3%91.3%
Net margin−12.3%19.9%
P/E (TTM)—22.3×
Price / sales4.7×4.8×
Net cash-$9.51B-$8.60B
Dividend yield—3.31%
Volatility (60d)54.5%20.7%
Short % of float9.3%2.6%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).