NYSE:UTL Unitil (UTL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $53.90 +0.66 (+1.25%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.88 -0.02 (-0.04%) As of 05/23/2025 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$53.00▼$53.9650-Day Range$52.87▼$59.8752-Week Range$48.94▼$63.52Volume60,665 shsAverage Volume62,803 shsMarket Capitalization$875.99 millionP/E Ratio18.40Dividend Yield3.34%Price Target$55.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewUnitil 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™ Stocks54th Percentile Overall ScoreUTL MarketRank™: Unitil scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 91 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 18.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.52.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Unitil is 18.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.42.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUnitil has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. 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 Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.90% of the outstanding shares of Unitil have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous month Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldUnitil pays a meaningful dividend of 3.31%, 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 Shorted0.90% of the outstanding shares of Unitil have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous month News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.06 News SentimentUnitil has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Unitil this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week. 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 HeadlinesPUC rejects Unitil's cost-shifting proposalMay 22 at 10:11 PM | yahoo.comUnitil’s Earnings Call: Growth Amid Rising CostsMay 12, 2025 | tipranks.comBuffett’s favorite chart just hit 209% – here’s what that means for goldA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the quiet buildup behind the scenes. Now, in just days, the floodgates are set to open. The greatest investor of all time is about to validate what Garrett Goggin has been saying for months: Gold is entering a once-in-a-generation mania. Front-running Buffett has never been more urgent — and four tiny miners could be your ticket to 100X gains.May 25, 2025 | Golden Portfolio (Ad)Unitil Announces Acquisition of Aquarion Water CompaniesMay 12, 2025 | tipranks.comUnitil Corporation (UTL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 10, 2025 | seekingalpha.comUnitil Corporation: Unitil Reports First Quarter EarningsMay 9, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deUnitil Corp (UTL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth and Strategic Acquisitions ...May 8, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comUnitil (UTL) Reports Q1 Revenue Below Expectations, Highlights Strategic Progress | UTL Stock NewsMay 6, 2025 | gurufocus.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 stock has decreased by 0.5% and is now trading at $53.9040. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Unitil's earnings last quarter? Unitil Co. (NYSE:UTL) posted its earnings results 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 analysts' expectations of $193.03 million. Unitil had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 9.52%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Unitil's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Unitil include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.40%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (3.75%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (2.36%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.21%). 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 Record date for 2/28 Dividend2/13/2025Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend2/13/2025Dividend Payable2/28/2025Last Earnings5/06/2025Record date for 5/30 Dividend5/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend5/15/2025Today5/25/2025Dividend Payable5/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Electric & other services combined Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:UTL CIK755001 Webwww.unitil.com Phone(603) 772-0775Fax603-773-6605Employees520Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$55.00 High Stock Price Target$55.00 Low Stock Price Target$55.00 Potential Upside/Downside+2.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.93 Trailing P/E Ratio18.40 Forward P/E Ratio17.50 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$47.10 million Net Margins9.52% Pretax Margin12.35% Return on Equity9.36% Return on Assets2.75% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.25 Current Ratio0.83 Quick Ratio0.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$486.90 million Price / Sales1.80 Cash Flow$7.27 per share Price / Cash Flow7.41 Book Value$31.53 per share Price / Book1.71Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares16,251,000Free Float15,944,000Market Cap$875.99 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.67 Social Links Beginner's Guide To Retirement StocksEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. 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