UIL (UTL) Competitors GBX 131 -6.00 (-4.38%) As of 05:56 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock UTL vs. AEP, AT, NFG, PAM, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, PVR, and CLPShould 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 Clear Leisure (CLP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. UIL vs. Its Competitors 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 Clear Leisure Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) and UIL (LON:UTL) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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£436.63M1.17£81.78M£2.24581.03UIL-£17.51M-6.92-£26.39M-£0.23-570.81 Does the media favor AEP or UTL? In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 2 more articles in the media than UIL. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 0 mentions for UIL. UIL's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' score of 0.38 indicating that UIL is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Anglo-Eastern Plantations Neutral UIL Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in AEP or UTL? 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of UIL shares are held by institutional investors. 53.9% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of UIL shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AEP or UTL a better dividend stock? Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UIL pays out -34.9% 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. Which has more volatility and risk, AEP or UTL? Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UIL has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% SummaryAnglo-Eastern Plantations beats UIL on 10 of the 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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£121.16M£1.45B£6.37B£2.57BDividend Yield6.06%4.58%4.31%5.31%P/E Ratio-570.814,749.951,778.335,410.43Price / Sales-6.921,966.131,357.7097,367.90Price / Cash145.0060.62127.5227.93Price / Book0.801.372.089.48Net Income-£26.39M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.40%0.22%1.09%0.45%1 Month Performance3.15%1.18%2.25%44.44%1 Year Performance31.00%8.73%31.19%186.28% UIL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTLUILN/AGBX 131-4.4%N/A+42.7%£121.16M-£17.51M-570.81520Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeAEPAnglo-Eastern PlantationsN/AGBX 1,230.10+1.2%N/A+121.4%£482.88M£436.63M549.7912,671ATAshtead Technology3.8552 of 5 starsGBX 361-3.2%GBX 646.25+79.0%-39.7%£286.30M£139.68M11.65559High Trading VolumeNFGNext 15 Group1.88 of 5 starsGBX 265.50+1.3%GBX 580+118.5%-44.4%£267.96M£729.81M700.532,130PAMPremier 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 9.05flatN/AN/A£93.53M£540.33M31.12N/ACTPCastleton TechnologyN/AN/AN/AN/A£77.42M£25.08M20.60169ETEstablishment Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£43.40M-£2.92M-10.9612,600News CoverageGap UpPVRProvidence ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£34.84MN/A-3.192Gap DownCLPClear LeisureN/AN/AN/AN/A£24.23M£39K-13.504Gap Up 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 Clear Leisure 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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