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Unitil (UTL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$45.73 +0.13 (+0.28%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$45.81 +0.08 (+0.18%)
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About Unitil Stock (NYSE:UTL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$45.11
$46.00
50-Day Range
$45.68
$52.67
52-Week Range
$45.11
$63.52
Volume
93,649 shs
Average Volume
72,630 shs
Market Capitalization
$808.95 million
P/E Ratio
15.71
Dividend Yield
3.94%
Price Target
$55.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Unitil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

UTL MarketRank™: 

Unitil scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Unitil has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Unitil has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Unitil's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Unitil are expected to grow by 7.14% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $3.30 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Unitil is 15.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 273.33.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Unitil is 15.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 51.16.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Unitil has a P/B Ratio of 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Unitil's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.41% of the outstanding shares of Unitil have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unitil has recently increased by 3.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Unitil is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Unitil has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Unitil is 61.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Unitil will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.55% next year. This indicates that Unitil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Unitil's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.41% of the outstanding shares of Unitil have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Unitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Unitil has recently increased by 3.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Unitil has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Unitil this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for UTL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Unitil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Unitil insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.03% of the stock of Unitil is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.76% of the stock of Unitil is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Unitil's insider trading history.
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UTL Stock News Headlines

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UTL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Unitil's stock was trading at $54.19 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, UTL shares have decreased by 15.6% and is now trading at $45.7290.

Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) announced its earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.01. The utilities provider earned $101 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $101 million. Unitil had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.46% and a net margin of 9.54%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Unitil include The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (4.40%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.64%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.37%) and Boston Trust Walden Corp (2.30%).
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of UTL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unitil investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Visa (V), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/04/2025
Record date for 8/28 Dividend
8/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend
8/14/2025
Dividend Payable
8/28/2025
Today
9/04/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:UTL
CIK
755001
Employees
520
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$55.00
Low Price Target
$55.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+20.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.91
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.71
Forward P/E Ratio
14.85
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$47.10 million
Net Margins
9.54%
Pretax Margin
12.41%
Return on Equity
9.46%
Return on Assets
2.69%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.19
Current Ratio
0.58
Quick Ratio
0.52

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$494.80 million
Price / Sales
1.63
Cash Flow
$7.45 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.14
Book Value
$30.11 per share
Price / Book
1.52

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
17,690,000
Free Float
17,327,000
Market Cap
$808.95 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.68

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This page (NYSE:UTL) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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