Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Essential Utilities (WTRG) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.80 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.73 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 28.75%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this water utility would post earnings of $0.66 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.67, delivering a surprise of 1.52%.Over the last four quarters, the ...