NYSE:UTL Unitil (UTL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $51.56 -0.70 (-1.33%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.57 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Unitil Stock (NYSE:UTL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Unitil alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$51.54▼$51.9950-Day Range$51.08▼$55.1852-Week Range$50.81▼$63.52Volume41,477 shsAverage Volume68,682 shsMarket Capitalization$838.28 millionP/E Ratio17.60Dividend Yield3.49%Price Target$55.00Consensus RatingHold Company Overview 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. It also operates 86 miles of interstate underground natural gas transmission pipeline that provides interstate natural gas pipeline access and transportation services primarily in Maine and New Hampshire. In addition, the company provides real estate management services. It serves approximately 108,100 electric customers and 87,500 natural gas customers. Unitil Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire. Read More Unitil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks56th Percentile Overall ScoreUTL MarketRank™: Unitil scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingUnitil 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 CoverageUnitil has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Unitil's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth7.14% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Unitil is 17.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.77.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Unitil is 17.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.18.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUnitil has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. 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. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted17.07% of the float of Unitil has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Unitil has recently increased by 937.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldUnitil pays a meaningful dividend of 3.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthUnitil has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Unitil is 61.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted17.07% of the float of Unitil has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Unitil has recently increased by 937.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.42 News SentimentUnitil has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 0.83 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Unitil this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for UTL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Unitil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Unitil insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.03% of the stock of Unitil is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions76.76% 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. Receive UTL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Unitil and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address UTL Stock News HeadlinesUnitil Schedules Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 22 at 8:13 PM | finance.yahoo.comUnitil Schedules Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 22 at 6:45 AM | globenewswire.comHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 trillion vault of untapped American wealth. Former CIA advisor Jim Rickards calls it the “Old Testament Wealth Code” — and says it could transform your financial future. He’s revealing everything in a new presentation.July 24 at 2:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)Unitil Stock (NYSE:UTL), Insider Trading Activity - BenzingaJuly 2, 2025 | benzinga.comUnitil (UTL) Announces Plan to Sell Common Stock | UTL Stock NewsJune 3, 2025 | gurufocus.comPUC rejects Unitil's cost-shifting proposalMay 22, 2025 | yahoo.comUnitil’s Earnings Call: Growth Amid Rising CostsMay 12, 2025 | tipranks.comUnitil Announces Acquisition of Aquarion Water CompaniesMay 12, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines UTL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have UTL shares performed this year? Unitil's stock was trading at $54.19 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, UTL shares have decreased by 4.9% and is now trading at $51.5550. How were Unitil's earnings last quarter? Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.04. The utilities provider earned $207 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $193.03 million. Unitil had a net margin of 9.74% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.49%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Unitil's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Unitil include Annex Advisory Services LLC (0.26%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.19%), Maryland State Retirement & Pension System (0.12%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Unitil? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Unitil own? 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 Earnings5/06/2025Record date for 5/30 Dividend5/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend5/15/2025Dividend Payable5/30/2025Today7/24/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry UTIL - ELEC PWR Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:UTL CIK755001 Webwww.unitil.com Phone(603) 772-0775Fax603-773-6605Employees520Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Unitil$55.00 High Price Target$55.00 Low Price Target$55.00 Potential Upside/Downside+6.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.93 Trailing P/E Ratio17.60 Forward P/E Ratio16.74 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$47.10 million Net Margins9.74% Pretax Margin12.63% Return on Equity9.49% Return on Assets2.74% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.19 Current Ratio0.66 Quick Ratio0.61 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$494.80 million Price / Sales1.69 Cash Flow$7.54 per share Price / Cash Flow6.84 Book Value$31.64 per share Price / Book1.63Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares16,260,000Free Float15,930,000Market Cap$838.28 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.63 Social Links Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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