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Unitil NYSE:UTL Stock Report

Last Price

US$53.49

Market Cap

US$864.9m

7D

3.9%

1Y

1.8%

Updated

03 Jun, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Unitil Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Unitil
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$53.49
52 Week HighUS$55.26
52 Week LowUS$41.43
Beta0.57
1 Month Change1.63%
3 Month Change1.73%
1 Year Change1.77%
3 Year Change-4.58%
5 Year Change-7.23%
Change since IPO630.76%

Recent News & Updates

Estimating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

May 29
Estimating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Increases to Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Apr 25
Increases to Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Recent updates

Estimating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

May 29
Estimating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Increases to Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Apr 25
Increases to Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Unitil: Strong Dividend Growth And Clean Energy Projects Make It Attractive

Feb 21

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Jan 12
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Sep 29
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Unitil Corporation: Conservative Play With EPS Growth Expected, And Undervalued

Aug 09

New Forecasts: Here's What One Analyst Thinks The Future Holds For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Aug 04
New Forecasts: Here's What One Analyst Thinks The Future Holds For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

With EPS Growth And More, Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Makes An Interesting Case

May 31
With EPS Growth And More, Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Makes An Interesting Case

Broker Revenue Forecasts For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) Are Surging Higher

May 07
Broker Revenue Forecasts For Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) Are Surging Higher

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.405

May 04
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.405

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Mar 30
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Unitil reports FY results

Feb 14

Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jan 29
Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Returns On Capital At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Paint A Concerning Picture

Oct 28
Returns On Capital At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Paint A Concerning Picture

Unitil declares $0.39 dividend

Oct 26

Calculating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Oct 06
Calculating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Unitil Non-GAAP EPS of $0.30 beats by $0.05, revenue of $98.9M beats by $1.36M

Aug 02

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jun 29
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

A Look At The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Jun 14
A Look At The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Slowing Rates Of Return At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Leave Little Room For Excitement

May 25
Slowing Rates Of Return At Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Leave Little Room For Excitement

We Think Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Mar 04
We Think Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Feb 16
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 31
Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.38

Nov 01
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.38

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.38

Aug 01
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.38

We Think Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jun 11
We Think Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Unitil EPS beats by $0.10, misses on revenue

May 04

Unitil declares $0.38 dividend

Apr 28

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation For Now

Apr 23
Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Unitil Corporation's (NYSE:UTL) CEO Compensation For Now

Should You Be Impressed By Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Returns on Capital?

Mar 16
Should You Be Impressed By Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Returns on Capital?

Shareholder Returns

UTLUS Integrated UtilitiesUS Market
7D3.9%1.5%-0.6%
1Y1.8%3.3%22.5%

Return vs Industry: UTL underperformed the US Integrated Utilities industry which returned 3.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: UTL underperformed the US Market which returned 22.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is UTL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
UTL volatility
UTL Average Weekly Movement2.9%
Integrated Utilities Industry Average Movement2.5%
Market Average Movement5.8%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market15.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: UTL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: UTL's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1984533Tom Meissnerunitil.com

Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through two segments, Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations. The company distributes electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire, and the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts; and distributes natural gas in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine, including the city of Portland and the Lewiston-Auburn area, as well as electricity and natural gas in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts.

Unitil Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Unitil's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
UTL fundamental statistics
Market capUS$864.85m
Earnings (TTM)US$48.30m
Revenue (TTM)US$515.60m

17.9x

P/E Ratio

1.7x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
UTL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$515.60m
Cost of RevenueUS$326.20m
Gross ProfitUS$189.40m
Other ExpensesUS$141.10m
EarningsUS$48.30m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.99
Gross Margin36.73%
Net Profit Margin9.37%
Debt/Equity Ratio133.7%

How did UTL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.2%

Current Dividend Yield

55%

Payout Ratio
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