UIL (UTL) Competitors GBX 127.20 -0.80 (-0.63%) As of 07/24/2025 12:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock UTL vs. AEP, NFG, AT, 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), Next 15 Group (NFG), Ashtead Technology (AT), 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. Its Competitors Anglo-Eastern Plantations Next 15 Group Ashtead Technology Premier Asset Management Group BMO UK High Income Trust Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Castleton Technology Establishment Investment Trust Providence Resources Challenger Energy Group UIL (LON:UTL) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, UTL or AEP? UIL has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of UTL or AEP? 6.4% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.0% of UIL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.5% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to UTL or AEP? In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 1 more articles in the media than UIL. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 0 mentions for UIL. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat UIL's score of 0.00 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment UIL Neutral Anglo-Eastern Plantations Neutral Is UTL or AEP 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 UIL156.15% -16.21% -3.94% Anglo-Eastern Plantations 17.74%12.46%7.34% Is UTL or AEP a better dividend stock? UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. UIL pays out -26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 18.6% 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 better valuation and earnings, UTL or AEP? 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 RatioUIL-£16.90M-6.66-£26.39M-£29.84-4.26Anglo-Eastern Plantations£461.13M0.97£81.78M£129.216.90 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UTL 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£112.50M£1.31B£6.43B£3.02BDividend Yield7.08%4.38%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio-4.2622.5114.08160.65Price / Sales-6.662,365.101,726.25278,114.26Price / Cash145.0060.71128.7127.97Price / Book0.781.231.964.70Net Income-£26.39M£264.35M£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.16%0.05%0.49%0.40%1 Month Performance6.89%1.76%3.25%7.09%1 Year Performance22.90%6.50%25.52%73.21% UIL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTLUILN/AGBX 127.20-0.6%N/A+22.9%£112.50M-£16.90M-4.26520Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeAEPAnglo-Eastern PlantationsN/AGBX 890-0.2%N/A+44.3%£444.96M£461.13M6.8912,671News CoverageNFGNext 15 Group3.1086 of 5 starsGBX 300.21+1.8%GBX 580+93.2%-63.6%£302.99M£741.75M4.932,130ATAshtead Technology2.4736 of 5 starsGBX 323-0.2%GBX 780+141.5%-60.8%£256.16M£139.68M10.43559Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePAMPremier 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-10.9612,600Gap UpPVRProvidence ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£34.84MN/A-3.192Gap DownCEGChallenger Energy GroupN/AGBX 8+3.2%N/A+5,502.8%£24.63M£5.19M-1.2013,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Anglo-Eastern Plantations Alternatives Next 15 Group Alternatives Ashtead Technology 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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