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Unitil NYSE:UTL Stock Report

Last Price

US$52.35

Market Cap

US$836.9m

7D

0.3%

1Y

-7.2%

Updated

28 Mar, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

UTL Stock Overview

Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas.

UTL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends4/6

Unitil Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Unitil
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$52.35
52 Week HighUS$60.59
52 Week LowUS$41.43
Beta0.58
1 Month Change3.85%
3 Month Change-0.42%
1 Year Change-7.23%
3 Year Change12.63%
5 Year Change-3.04%
Change since IPO615.18%

Recent News & Updates

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

Recent updates

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?

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

Mar 03
Unitil (NYSE:UTL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Would Shareholders Who Purchased Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Stock Year Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Feb 18
Would Shareholders Who Purchased Unitil's (NYSE:UTL) Stock Year Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) After Its Annual Report

Feb 05
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) After Its Annual Report

Unitil EPS beats by $0.09, misses on revenue

Feb 02

Shareholder Returns

UTLUS Integrated UtilitiesUS Market
7D0.3%2.8%0.2%
1Y-7.2%-5.2%28.1%

Return vs Industry: UTL underperformed the US Integrated Utilities industry which returned -5.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: UTL underperformed the US Market which returned 28.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is UTL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
UTL volatility
UTL Average Weekly Movement3.6%
Integrated Utilities Industry Average Movement2.8%
Market Average Movement6.1%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

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

Volatility Over Time: UTL's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1984531Tom Meissnerhttps://unitil.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$836.94m
Earnings (TTM)US$45.20m
Revenue (TTM)US$557.10m

18.7x

P/E Ratio

1.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
UTL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$557.10m
Cost of RevenueUS$374.10m
Gross ProfitUS$183.00m
Other ExpensesUS$137.80m
EarningsUS$45.20m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.80
Gross Margin32.85%
Net Profit Margin8.11%
Debt/Equity Ratio138.2%

How did UTL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.2%

Current Dividend Yield

58%

Payout Ratio
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