Unitil Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Unitil is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.14% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.1%
Dividend yield
-0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.5% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.700 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Some Confidence Is Lacking In Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) P/E
Oct 17
With EPS Growth And More, Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Makes An Interesting Case
Sep 17Does Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 15Estimating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)
May 29Increases to Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now
Apr 25Unitil: Strong Dividend Growth And Clean Energy Projects Make It Attractive
Feb 21Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Jan 12Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Sep 29Unitil Corporation: Conservative Play With EPS Growth Expected, And Undervalued
Aug 09New Forecasts: Here's What One Analyst Thinks The Future Holds For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)
Aug 04With EPS Growth And More, Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Makes An Interesting Case
May 31Broker Revenue Forecasts For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) Are Surging Higher
May 07Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.405
May 04Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Mar 30Unitil reports FY results
Feb 14Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Jan 29Returns On Capital At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Paint A Concerning Picture
Oct 28Unitil declares $0.39 dividend
Oct 26Calculating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)
Oct 06Unitil Non-GAAP EPS of $0.30 beats by $0.05, revenue of $98.9M beats by $1.36M
Aug 02Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Jun 29A Look At The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)
Jun 14Slowing Rates Of Return At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Leave Little Room For Excitement
May 25We Think Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Mar 04A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)
Feb 16Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Jan 31Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.38
Nov 01Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.38
Aug 01Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: UTL's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: UTL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Unitil Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (UTL) | 3.1% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Integrated Utilities) | 3.6% |
| Analyst forecast (UTL) (up to 3 years) | 3.5% |
Notable Dividend: UTL's dividend (3.14%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.4%).
High Dividend: UTL's dividend (3.14%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.37%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (57.6%), UTL's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: UTL is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 07:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Unitil Corporation is covered by 8 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Parker | Baird |
| Julien Dumoulin-Smith | BofA Global Research |
| Michael Gaugler | Brean Capital |