Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results
*Transaction costs, taxes and dividends are excluded from these calculations. Past performance may not necessarily be a reliable guide to future performance.
Calculations for Essential Utilities
Expectancy is the percentage profit or loss you would expect to make on the next purchase of this stock with an entry point at the specified signal and profit target as set above. Given a large enough sample size, a positive expectancy indicates the trading strategy is likely to be profitable.
Expectancy calculation for 22 signal(s) occurring before 08 May 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (86.36% * 8.22%) + (9.09% * 1.72%) - (4.55% * 23.59%) = 6.18%.
Wins: 19 Breakevens: 2 Losses: 1
To even out CAGR calculations, large individual returns from particularly quick trades have been capped at 300%.
The Sharpe Ratio calculation assumes a risk free return rate of 2% per calendar year. Ideally the ratio should be a positive number. A higher positive number indicates the strategy has a more attractive risk adjusted rate of return for this particular buy signal and stock over the chart's timeframe.
Essential Utilities Analysis
Market sector: Utilities.
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50 day low Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each 50 day low entry signal. Hover over the icons to see more details of the particular trade, including the maximum percentage drawdown and how long it took to reach the desired percentage profit.
Key:
= profit point not achieved.
= profit point achieved with CAGR above 15%.
= profit point achieved with CAGR of between 5% and 15%.
= profit point achieved but CAGR was less than 5%.
| Signal Date and Score | Buy Signal | Price | Performance (mouseover for details) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 6% | 7.5% | 10% | 20% | |||
| 01 May 2026 LOW smart_toy0.886 | 50 Day Low | $ 38.30 | |||||
| 09 February 2026 MEDIUM smart_toy0.883 | 50 Day Low | $ 37.06 | |||||
| 08 December 2025 MEDIUM smart_toy0.683 | 50 Day Low | $ 37.69 | |||||
| 31 July 2025 MEDIUM smart_toy0.773 | 50 Day Low | $ 36.68 | |||||
| 26 June 2025 MEDIUM smart_toy0.892 | 50 Day Low | $ 37.07 | |||||
| 14 May 2025 MEDIUM smart_toy0.948 | 50 Day Low | $ 37.20 | |||||
| 23 January 2025 HIGH smart_toy0.977 | 50 Day Low | $ 33.65 | |||||
| 17 December 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.676 | 50 Day Low | $ 38.10 | |||||
| 20 September 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.814 | 50 Day Low | $ 38.20 | |||||
| 15 April 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.778 | 50 Day Low | $ 34.50 | |||||
| 13 February 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.956 | 50 Day Low | $ 35.20 | |||||
| 26 September 2023 HIGH smart_toy0.958 | 50 Day Low | $ 35.43 | |||||
| 15 August 2023 HIGH smart_toy0.932 | 50 Day Low | $ 38.11 | |||||
| 26 June 2023 HIGH smart_toy0.97 | 50 Day Low | $ 39.28 | |||||
| 16 May 2023 HIGH smart_toy0.968 | 50 Day Low | $ 40.58 | |||||
| 22 March 2023 MEDIUM smart_toy0.98 | 50 Day Low | $ 41.32 | |||||
| 09 February 2023 MEDIUM smart_toy0.889 | 50 Day Low | $ 45.66 | |||||
| 16 September 2022 HIGH smart_toy0.727 | 50 Day Low | $ 45.60 | |||||
| 14 June 2022 HIGH smart_toy0.97 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 42.47 | |||||
| 02 May 2022 HIGH smart_toy0.971 | 50 Day Low | $ 44.72 | |||||
| 07 February 2022 MEDIUM smart_toy0.838 | 50 Day Low | $ 47.10 | |||||
| 17 September 2021 MEDIUM smart_toy0.74 | 50 Day Low | $ 46.62 | |||||
| 22 February 2021 MEDIUM smart_toy0.842 | 50 Day Low | $ 45.00 | |||||
| 08 September 2020 MEDIUM smart_toy0.816 | 50 Day Low | $ 40.72 | |||||
| 28 February 2020 MEDIUM smart_toy0.9 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 43.34 | |||||
| 15 October 2018 HIGH smart_toy0.852 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 34.96 | |||||
| 02 March 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.816 | 50 Day Low | $ 31.38 | |||||
| 16 January 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.793 | 50 Day Low | $ 33.23 | |||||
| 09 November 2016 LOW smart_toy0.967 | 50 Day Low | $ 26.78 | |||||
| 05 October 2016 LOW smart_toy0.908 | 50 Day Low | $ 27.15 | |||||
| 15 August 2016 LOW smart_toy0.869 | 50 Day Low | $ 29.48 | |||||
The data for Essential Utilities Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: WTRG) was last updated 15 May 2026 23:40. Data for this stock is available from 01 Dec 2015 - 15 May 2026.