UIL (UTL) Competitors GBX 115 -0.50 (-0.43%) As of 05/23/2025 09:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock UTL vs. AEP, AT, NFG, PAM, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, PVR, and CEGShould you be buying UIL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UIL include Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), Ashtead Technology (AT), Next 15 Group (NFG), Premier Asset Management Group (PAM), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), Providence Resources (PVR), and Challenger Energy Group (CEG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. UIL vs. Anglo-Eastern Plantations Ashtead Technology Next 15 Group Premier Asset Management Group BMO UK High Income Trust Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Castleton Technology Establishment Investment Trust Providence Resources Challenger Energy Group Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) and UIL (LON:UTL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends. Is AEP or UTL a better dividend stock? Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UIL pays out -26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. UIL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor AEP or UTL? In the previous week, UIL had 3 more articles in the media than Anglo-Eastern Plantations. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UIL and 0 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations. UIL's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' score of 0.00 indicating that UIL is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Anglo-Eastern Plantations Neutral UIL Positive Is AEP or UTL more profitable? UIL has a net margin of 156.15% compared to Anglo-Eastern Plantations' net margin of 17.74%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 12.46% beat UIL's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Anglo-Eastern Plantations17.74% 12.46% 7.34% UIL 156.15%-16.21%-3.94% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AEP or UTL? 6.4% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. 70.5% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of UIL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AEP or UTL? Anglo-Eastern Plantations received 37 more outperform votes than UIL when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.99% of users gave UIL an outperform vote while only 68.51% of users gave Anglo-Eastern Plantations an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAnglo-Eastern PlantationsOutperform Votes12468.51% Underperform Votes5731.49% UILOutperform Votes8776.99% Underperform Votes2623.01% Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or UTL? Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UIL has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AEP or UTL? Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher revenue and earnings than UIL. UIL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anglo-Eastern Plantations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAnglo-Eastern Plantations£461.13M0.82£81.78M£129.215.87UIL-£16.90M-6.02-£26.39M-£29.84-3.85 SummaryAnglo-Eastern Plantations beats UIL on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get UIL News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UTL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UTL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUILAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£101.71M£1.20B£5.31B£2.66BDividend Yield7.08%4.33%4.13%4.79%P/E Ratio-3.8521.3012.82135.58Price / Sales-6.022,322.821,686.75224,418.97Price / Cash145.0060.6349.8328.28Price / Book0.701.151.353.89Net Income-£26.39M£264.09M£1.16B£5.94B7 Day Performance-1.71%-0.42%-0.04%3.63%1 Month Performance1.77%17.91%10.67%25.16%1 Year Performance10.05%2.25%12.14%124.01% UIL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTLUILN/AGBX 115-0.4%N/A+9.5%£101.71M£-16,899,017.20-3.85520News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap UpAEPAnglo-Eastern PlantationsN/AGBX 758flatN/AN/A£378.96M£461.13M5.8712,671ATAshtead Technology2.5592 of 5 starsGBX 467.50+3.1%GBX 830+77.5%-47.0%£370.76M£139.68M15.09559News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNFGNext 15 Group2.5394 of 5 starsGBX 272.50-2.9%GBX 660+142.2%-73.1%£275.02M£741.75M4.482,130Gap DownPAMPremier Asset Management GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£194.15M£53.26M16.386,286Gap DownBHIBMO UK High Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£99.66M£3.93M40.952,980Gap UpGMPGabelli Merger Plus+ TrustN/AGBX 8.50+6.3%N/AN/A£87.84M£540.33M29.23N/AGap UpCTPCastleton TechnologyN/AN/AN/AN/A£77.42M£25.08M20.60169ETEstablishment Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£43.40M£-2,924,000.00-10.9612,600Gap UpPVRProvidence ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£34.84MN/A-3.192Gap DownCEGChallenger Energy GroupN/AGBX 8.28+0.4%N/A+5,383.9%£25.49M£5.19M-1.2413,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Anglo-Eastern Plantations Alternatives Ashtead Technology Alternatives Next 15 Group Alternatives Premier Asset Management Group Alternatives BMO UK High Income Trust Alternatives Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Alternatives Castleton Technology Alternatives Establishment Investment Trust Alternatives Providence Resources Alternatives Challenger Energy Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:UTL) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... ...Augusta Precious Metals | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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