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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

Essential Utilities, Inc.

WTRG · NYSE · CIK 0000078128 · Utilities · Utilities—Regulated Water

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

0 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window

7 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
1 sales · 6 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2024-03-05 · Amato Elizabeth B · $108.6K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityNone
Recent buyingNone
Recent salesLow
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Amato Elizabeth BDirector
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Hilferty Daniel J IIIDirector
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Ciesinski David AlanDirector
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Lewis Wilbert BryanDirector
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Linde Tamara LouiseDirector
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Bruner Christopher LDirector
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 1 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

Purchase breadth, concentration & cluster buying

These modules activate when qualifying purchases enter the 180-day research window.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2024-03-05 · Amato Elizabeth B.

Recent Form 4 activity

0Purchases
1Sales
42Other Form 4 lines
32SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING0 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING1 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER6 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
6,580,240
Previous report
7,543,042
Avg daily volume
2,441,967
Days to cover
2.7

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2024-03-05Amato Elizabeth BPurchase (P)Common Stock3,100USD 35.02USD 108,562SEC filing ↗
2023-03-08Franklin ChrisPurchase (P)Common Stock 401k37,245USD 40.70USD 1,515,872SEC filing ↗
2020-03-10Hilferty Daniel J IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock6,900USD 43.78USD 302,082SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

43 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 305 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-07Arnold ColleenSale (S)Common Stock2,855USD 39.55USD 112,915SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Linde Tamara LouiseAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,666USD 36.82USD 134,982SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Lewis Wilbert BryanAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,666USD 36.82USD 134,982SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-07Arnold ColleenSale (S)Common Stock2,855USD 39.55USD 112,915SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Linde Tamara LouiseAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,666USD 36.82USD 134,982SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Lewis Wilbert BryanAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,666USD 36.82USD 134,982SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Hilferty Daniel J IIIAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,666USD 36.82USD 134,982SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Ciesinski David AlanAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,666USD 36.82USD 134,982SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Bruner Christopher LAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,666USD 36.82USD 134,982SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Amato Elizabeth BAward / grant (A)Common Stock3,666USD 36.82USD 134,982SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22SCHULLER DANIELTax withholding (F)Common Stock4,683USD 38.78USD 181,607SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22SCHULLER DANIELAward / grant (A)Common Stock6,682USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Luning Christopher PaulTax withholding (F)Common Stock3,382USD 38.78USD 131,154SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Luning Christopher PaulAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,804USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Huwar MichaelTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,939USD 38.78USD 75,194SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Huwar MichaelAward / grant (A)Common Stock2,598USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Arnold ColleenTax withholding (F)Common Stock2,053USD 38.78USD 79,615SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Arnold ColleenTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,925USD 38.78USD 74,652SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Arnold ColleenAward / grant (A)Common Stock2,747USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Arnold ColleenAward / grant (A)Common Stock2,747USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22SCHULLER DANIELTax withholding (F)Common Stock4,681USD 38.78USD 181,529SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22SCHULLER DANIELAward / grant (A)Common Stock6,682USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Palmer Bradley JohnTax withholding (F)Common Stock158USD 38.78USD 6,127SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Palmer Bradley JohnAward / grant (A)Common Stock246USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Luning Christopher PaulTax withholding (F)Common Stock3,465USD 38.78USD 134,373SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Luning Christopher PaulAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,804USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Huwar MichaelTax withholding (F)Common Stock2,068USD 38.78USD 80,197SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Huwar MichaelAward / grant (A)Common Stock2,598USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Franklin ChrisTax withholding (F)Common Stock17,964USD 38.78USD 696,644SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Franklin ChrisAward / grant (A)Common Stock25,332USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Arnold ColleenTax withholding (F)Common Stock2,053USD 38.78USD 79,615SEC filing ↗
2026-02-22Arnold ColleenAward / grant (A)Common Stock2,747USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-17Luning Christopher PaulAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,531USD 39.73USD 180,017SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerWTRG
CIK0000078128
SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities—Regulated Water Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC4941 Water Supply
ExchangeNYSE

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history305 transaction lines from 2020-02-24 to 2026-08-07
3 P purchase lines · 25 S sale lines · 277 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.