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• Investors may be wondering whether Essential Utilities stock is offering fair value at its recent price of US$37.70, or if the market is missing something important about this utility company.

• The stock has recorded a 1.3% decline over the past week and is down 6.8% over the last month, with returns of 2.5% lower year to date and a 3.8% decline over the past year. These moves add to questions about how it is currently valued.

• Recent attention on Essential Utilities has centered on how investors are assessing regulated utilities in the current rate backdrop and what that might mean for…