Essential Utilities

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Essential Utilities (formerly known as Aqua America) is a utility company that has stakes in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and Virginia The company provides drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and services.The company began in Pennsylvania and remains headquartered in Bryn Mawr.

Essential Utilities has been a target of short sellers for a while. The current short interest of 2.62% is roughly at the average of the last 12 months (1.99%).