Chris Franklin insider trades: Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock buys and sales
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Where Chris reports to the SEC
Open-market buys and sales
17 trades reported on SEC Form 4, newest first
| Date | Stock | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Holding | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | WTRG | ↓ Sell | 7,700 | $39.40 | $303K | 401k | Mar 17, 2025 (3d) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | WTRG | ↑ Buy | 37,245 | $40.70 | $1.5M | 401k | Mar 9, 2023 (1d) |
| Aug 5, 2021 | WTRG | ↓ Sell10b5-1 | 44,183 | $50.00 | $2.2M | Direct | Aug 6, 2021 (1d) |
| Nov 9, 2020 | WTRG | ↓ Sell | 34,001 | $45.78 | $1.6M | 401k | Nov 12, 2020 (3d) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | WTRG | ↓ Sell10b5-1 | 21,869 | $46.50 | $1.0M | Direct | Aug 7, 2020 (0d) |
| Nov 14, 2018 | WTR | ↑ Buy | 25,421 | $32.86 | $835K | Direct | Nov 16, 2018 (2d) |
| May 10, 2016 | WTR | ↓ Sell | 17,243 | $32.83 | $566K | Direct | May 12, 2016 (2d) |
| Sep 14, 2015 | WTR | ↓ Sell | 10,000 | $25.20 | $252K | Direct | Sep 16, 2015 (2d) |
| Nov 19, 2014 | WTR | ↓ Sell | 5,000 | $26.21 | $131K | Direct | Nov 20, 2014 (1d) |
| Nov 18, 2014 | WTR | ↓ Sell | 15,625 | $26.48 | $414K | Direct | Nov 20, 2014 (2d) |
| Mar 13, 2014 | WTR | ↓ Sell | 18,750 | $25.00 | $469K | Direct | Mar 17, 2014 (4d) |
| May 30, 2012 | WTR | ↓ Sell | 4,402 | $23.06 | $102K | Direct | May 30, 2012 (0d) |
| May 14, 2012 | WTR | ↓ Sell | 1,340 | $22.68 | $30K | Direct | May 17, 2012 (3d) |
| Dec 16, 2010 | WTR | ↓ Sell10b5-1 | 10,414 | $22.45 | $234K | Direct | Dec 17, 2010 (1d) |
| Oct 19, 2010 | WTR | ↓ Sell10b5-1 | 10,235 | $21.00 | $215K | Direct | Oct 21, 2010 (2d) |
| Sep 7, 2007 | WTR | ↓ Sell10b5-1 | 9,143 | $24.35 | $223K | Direct | Sep 11, 2007 (4d) |
| May 4, 2007 | WTR | ↓ Sell | 1,500 | $22.16 | $33K | Direct | May 7, 2007 (3d) |
Each row is one filing's trades in one stock, summed. Shares and prices are as filed, before any later stock split.
Other WTRG insiders
Open-market trades in the last 12 months
About Chris Franklin's insider trades
Chris Franklin is Chief Executive Officer at Essential Utilities (WTRG). Since May 4, 2007, Chris has reported 2 open-market purchases worth $2.4M and 15 sales worth $7.8M on SEC Form 4. There have been no open-market trades in the last 12 months.
5 sales (50% of the value sold) were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which is set up months in advance and runs on a schedule, so they say little about how the insider sees the stock today.
Their filings also include grants and awards (58 filings), shares withheld for taxes (23 filings), option exercises (12 filings), shares returned to the company (1 filing). These aren't open-market trades and aren't counted above.
How to read insider trades
Officers, directors and owners of more than 10% of a company must report trades in its stock on SEC Form 4, usually within two business days. Purchases with their own money are the stronger signal: insiders sell for many reasons (taxes, diversification, a house), but buy for one. See every WTRG insider trade, the latest insider trades across the market, or cluster buys, when several insiders buy the same stock within days.