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UTL vs. AEP, AT, NFG, BHI, and GMP

Should you buy UIL stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares UIL with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with UIL include Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), Ashtead Technology (AT), Next 15 Group (NFG), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), and Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.

How does UIL compare to Anglo-Eastern Plantations?

UIL (LON:UTL) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 88.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. UIL pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 38.3% 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.

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 0.87 beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' score of 0.61 indicating that UIL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
UIL Positive
Anglo-Eastern Plantations Positive

UIL has a beta of 0.258, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.134, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

1.1% of UIL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of UIL shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.2% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Ratio
UIL£56.70M3.28-£26.39M£48.124.27
Anglo-Eastern Plantations£465.21M1.27£81.78M£231.426.66

UIL has a net margin of 88.21% compared to Anglo-Eastern Plantations' net margin of 19.53%. UIL's return on equity of 29.87% beat Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
UIL88.21% 29.87% -3.94%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations 19.53%15.73%7.34%

Summary

Anglo-Eastern Plantations beats UIL on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UIL compare to Ashtead Technology?

UIL (LON:UTL) and Ashtead Technology (LON:AT) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

1.1% of UIL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of UIL shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Ashtead Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ashtead Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. UIL pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashtead Technology pays out 3.2% 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.

In the previous week, UIL had 3 more articles in the media than Ashtead Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UIL and 0 mentions for Ashtead Technology. UIL's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Ashtead Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that UIL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
UIL Positive
Ashtead Technology Neutral

Ashtead Technology has a consensus target price of GBX 637, suggesting a potential upside of 40.00%. Given Ashtead Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ashtead Technology is more favorable than UIL.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
UIL
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Ashtead Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

UIL has a beta of 0.258, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ashtead Technology has a beta of 0.405, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Ashtead Technology has higher revenue and earnings than UIL. UIL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashtead Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UIL£56.70M3.28-£26.39M£48.124.27
Ashtead Technology£139.68M2.58£24.26M£30.9814.69

UIL has a net margin of 88.21% compared to Ashtead Technology's net margin of 15.85%. UIL's return on equity of 29.87% beat Ashtead Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
UIL88.21% 29.87% -3.94%
Ashtead Technology 15.85%21.84%13.14%

Summary

Ashtead Technology beats UIL on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UIL compare to Next 15 Group?

Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) and UIL (LON:UTL) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Next 15 Group pays out -51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UIL pays out 16.6% 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. Next 15 Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Next 15 Group has higher revenue and earnings than UIL. Next 15 Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UIL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Next 15 Group£617.28M0.42£61.44M-£30.00N/A
UIL£56.70M3.28-£26.39M£48.124.27

UIL has a net margin of 88.21% compared to Next 15 Group's net margin of -4.90%. UIL's return on equity of 29.87% beat Next 15 Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Next 15 Group-4.90% -20.40% 9.17%
UIL 88.21%29.87%-3.94%

Next 15 Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 498, indicating a potential upside of 95.29%. Given Next 15 Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Next 15 Group is more favorable than UIL.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Next 15 Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
UIL
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

40.9% of Next 15 Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of UIL shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Next 15 Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of UIL shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, UIL had 2 more articles in the media than Next 15 Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UIL and 1 mentions for Next 15 Group. UIL's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Next 15 Group's score of 0.00 indicating that UIL is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Next 15 Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
UIL
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Next 15 Group has a beta of 1.258, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UIL has a beta of 0.258, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Next 15 Group beats UIL on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UIL compare to BMO UK High Income Trust?

BMO UK High Income Trust (LON:BHI) and UIL (LON:UTL) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

BMO UK High Income Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UIL. BMO UK High Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UIL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BMO UK High Income Trust£3.93M0.00N/A£2.10N/A
UIL£56.70M3.28-£26.39M£48.124.27

In the previous week, UIL had 3 more articles in the media than BMO UK High Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UIL and 0 mentions for BMO UK High Income Trust. UIL's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat BMO UK High Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that UIL is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BMO UK High Income Trust Neutral
UIL Positive

BMO UK High Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. BMO UK High Income Trust pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UIL pays out 16.6% 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.

1.1% of UIL shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of UIL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

UIL has a net margin of 88.21% compared to BMO UK High Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. UIL's return on equity of 29.87% beat BMO UK High Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BMO UK High Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
UIL 88.21%29.87%-3.94%

Summary

UIL beats BMO UK High Income Trust on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does UIL compare to Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust?

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (LON:GMP) and UIL (LON:UTL) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has higher revenue and earnings than UIL. UIL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust£540.33M0.16£300.49M£0.2929.58
UIL£56.70M3.28-£26.39M£48.124.27

4.3% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of UIL shares are owned by institutional investors. 86.7% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of UIL shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

UIL has a net margin of 88.21% compared to Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's net margin of 44.89%. UIL's return on equity of 29.87% beat Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust44.89% 6.34% N/A
UIL 88.21%29.87%-3.94%

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays out 165.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UIL pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a beta of 0.09908213, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UIL has a beta of 0.258, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, UIL had 3 more articles in the media than Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UIL and 0 mentions for Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust. UIL's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that UIL is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Neutral
UIL Positive

Summary

UIL beats Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UTL vs. The Competition

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MetricUILAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£182.69M£2.45B£6.07B£2.78B
Dividend Yield3.96%6.03%5.27%6.16%
P/E Ratio4.2725.7615.63365.72
Price / Sales3.282,081.971,100.8686,253.69
Price / Cash145.0060.1684.9827.85
Price / Book1.251.376.637.92
Net Income-£26.39M£264.62M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance9.31%-0.64%-0.41%-0.87%
1 Month Performance7.03%-0.17%1.00%-0.76%
1 Year Performance77.16%10.15%20.45%70.67%

UIL Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UTL
UIL
N/AGBX 205.50
+1.7%		N/A+68.5%£182.69M£56.70M4.27520
AEP
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
N/AGBX 1,641
+1.9%		N/A+82.5%£617.62M£465.21M7.0912,671
AT
Ashtead Technology
3.2006 of 5 stars		GBX 450.50
+1.6%		GBX 637
+41.4%		+6.2%£357.28M£139.68M14.54559
NFG
Next 15 Group
1.7012 of 5 stars		GBX 253.13
-1.3%		GBX 498
+96.7%		-15.0%£259.17M£617.28MN/A2,130
BHI
BMO UK High Income Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£99.66M£3.93M40.952,980

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