Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities
Essential Utilities vs OGE Energy
Over the past year WTRG returned +15.7% and OGE returned +11.3%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.47.
WTRG +15.7% OGE +11.3%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | WTRG | OGE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $44.04 | $49.11 |
| Market cap | $12.50B | $10.15B |
| Today | −0.90% | −2.19% |
| 1 month | +13.9% | +9.2% |
| 6 months | +17.5% | +2.7% |
| Year to date | +14.8% | +15.0% |
| 1 year | +12.8% | +11.3% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.1% | +13.2% |
| Gross margin | 91.3% | 62.7% |
| Net margin | 19.9% | 26.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | 22.5× | 18.4× |
| Price / sales | 4.9× | 3.0× |
| Net cash | -$8.60B | -$5.94B |
| Dividend yield | 3.28% | 3.49% |
| Volatility (60d) | 21.2% | 15.9% |
| Short % of float | 2.7% | 5.8% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).