Essential Utilities: Not Too Late To Buy Now

Kody's DividendsInvesting GroupFollow5ShareSavePlay(14min)Comments(2)SummaryFor the last 34 years, Essential Utilities has delivered payout raises to its shareholders.On a standalone basis, the company is positioned to keep generating 5% to 7% annual adjusted EPS growth.Essential Utilities sports an A- S&P credit rating with a stable outlook.The water utility is priced 10% below my fair value estimate.As an independent company, Essential Utilities could post a 17% upside over the next 12 months and has a path to 10% annual total returns through 2031.Looking for more investing ideas like this one? Get them exclusively at The Dividend Kings. Learn More » Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images As a quality-oriented investor, I’m a fan of companies with consistent track records of dividend growth. In an era of rapid market shifts and high-interest rates, the Dividend Champions offer some intriguing options, in my opinion. These are publiclyThis article was written byKody's Dividends10.79K FollowersFollowHi, my name is Kody. Aside from my articles here on Seeking Alpha, I am also a regular contributor to Sure Dividend, The Dividend Kings, and iREIT+Hoya Capital. I have been investing since September 2017 (age 20) and interested in dividend investing since about 2009.Since July 2018, I have ran Kody's Dividends. This is a blog that is documenting my journey towards financial independence using dividend growth investing as the means to transform the dream of financial independence into a reality. It's also the inspiration of my pseudonym here on Seeking Alpha.By God's grace, I owe everything to my blog for introducing me to the Seeking Alpha community as an analyst. That's my story and I hope you enjoy my work examining dividend growth stocks and the occasional growth stock!Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of WTRG, AWK either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.