Unitil (UTL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Unitil Corporation is a regulated public utility holding company that provides electric and natural gas distribution services in New England. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers, while maintaining the local infrastructure required to support safe and reliable service.

Unitil’s electric operations serve communities in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Its natural gas businesses provide distribution service primarily in New Hampshire and the greater Fitchburg area of Massachusetts. The company also manages related energy procurement, system maintenance, customer service and energy-efficiency programs within its regulated service territories.

Unitil’s operating companies include Unitil Energy Systems, Northern Utilities and Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company. The company traces its utility operations to businesses with histories dating back to the 19th century and has operated under the Unitil name since the 1980s. Unitil is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $50.55 to $51.17
• 50-Day Range: $50.31 to $56.14
• 52-Week Range: $46.40 to $57.26
• Volume: 34,439 shs
• Average Volume: 128,271 shs
• Market Capitalization: $922.67 million
• P/E Ratio: 15.96
• Dividend Yield: 3.76%
• Price Target: $58.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Unitil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Unitil scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Unitil has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Unitil has a consensus price target of $58.67, representing about 15.6% upside from its current price of $50.73.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Unitil has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Unitil are expected to grow by 6.04% in the coming year, from $3.31 to $3.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Unitil is 16.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Unitil is 16.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.99.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Unitil has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.01% of the float of Unitil has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Unitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.02.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Unitil has recently increased by 2.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Unitil is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.71%, 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 59.94%. 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 54.13% next year. This indicates that Unitil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.20

News Sentiment

Unitil has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Unitil this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.20% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UTL
• CIK: 755001
• Web: www.unitil.com
• Phone: (603) 772-0775
• Fax: 603-773-6605
• Employees: 614
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Unitil: $58.67
• High Price Target: $63.00
• Low Price Target: $56.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.28
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $50.20 million
• Net Margins: 9.49%
• Pretax Margin: 12.52%
• Return on Equity: 9.53%
• Return on Assets: 2.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.06
• Current Ratio: 0.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $536 million
• Price / Sales: 1.72
• Cash Flow: $7.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.46
• Book Value: $34.02 per share
• Price / Book: 1.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,240,000
• Free Float: 17,836,000
• Market Cap: $922.67 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.26