NYSE:UTL Unitil (UTL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $46.74 -0.82 (-1.73%) Closing price 08/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.77 +0.03 (+0.07%) As of 08/28/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Unitil Stock (NYSE:UTL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Unitil alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$46.64▼$47.6350-Day Range$46.55▼$53.2452-Week Range$46.31▼$63.52Volume108,172 shsAverage Volume124,003 shsMarket Capitalization$826.76 millionP/E Ratio16.06Dividend Yield3.85%Price Target$55.00Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through two segments, Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations. The company distributes electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire, and the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts; and distributes natural gas in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine, including the city of Portland and the Lewiston-Auburn area, as well as electricity and natural gas in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts. It also operates 86 miles of interstate underground natural gas transmission pipeline that provides interstate natural gas pipeline access and transportation services primarily in Maine and New Hampshire. In addition, the company provides real estate management services. It serves approximately 108,100 electric customers and 87,500 natural gas customers. Unitil Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire. Read More Unitil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks72nd Percentile Overall ScoreUTL MarketRank™: Unitil scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 99 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingUnitil has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageUnitil has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Unitil's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth7.14% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Unitil are expected to grow by 7.14% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $3.30 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Unitil is 16.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Unitil is 16.06, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.31.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUnitil has a P/B Ratio of 1.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Unitil's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.58% of the float of Unitil has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Unitil has recently decreased by 2.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend5.0 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipUnitil is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthUnitil has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Unitil is 61.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Unitil will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.55% next year. This indicates that Unitil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Unitil's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.58% of the float of Unitil has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Unitil has recently decreased by 2.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment1.23 News SentimentUnitil has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.96 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Unitil this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Unitil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Unitil insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.03% of the stock of Unitil is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions76.76% of the stock of Unitil is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Unitil's insider trading history. Receive UTL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Unitil and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit 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. Message frequency will vary. 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In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal. | Brownstone Research (Ad)Unitil Corporation Completes Public Offering of 1,602,358 Shares, Raising Approximately $74.75 MillionAugust 18, 2025 | quiverquant.comQUnitil Closes Common Stock Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment Option | ...August 18, 2025 | gurufocus.comUnitil Closes Common Stock Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment OptionAugust 18, 2025 | globenewswire.comUnitil prices public offering of 1.39M shares at $46.65 each, stock dropsAugust 15, 2025 | msn.comUnitil announces $65M common stock offeringAugust 14, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines UTL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have UTL shares performed this year? Unitil's stock was trading at $54.19 at the start of the year. Since then, UTL stock has decreased by 13.8% and is now trading at $46.7360. How were Unitil's earnings last quarter? Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) announced its earnings results on Monday, August, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.01. The utilities provider had revenue of $101 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $101 million. Unitil had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.46% and a net margin of 9.54%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Unitil's major shareholders? Unitil's top institutional shareholders include The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (4.40%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.64%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.37%) and Boston Trust Walden Corp (2.30%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Unitil? Shares of UTL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Unitil own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unitil investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Visa (V), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Home Depot (HD). Company Calendar Record date for 5/30 Dividend5/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend5/15/2025Dividend Payable5/30/2025Last Earnings8/04/2025Record date for 8/28 Dividend8/14/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend8/14/2025Today8/28/2025Dividend Payable8/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)11/03/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry UTIL - ELEC PWR Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:UTL CIK755001 Webwww.unitil.com Phone(603) 772-0775Fax603-773-6605Employees520Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Unitil$55.00 High Price Target$55.00 Low Price Target$55.00 Potential Upside/Downside+17.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.91 Trailing P/E Ratio16.06 Forward P/E Ratio15.17 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$47.10 million Net Margins9.54% Pretax Margin12.41% Return on Equity9.46% Return on Assets2.69% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.19 Current Ratio0.58 Quick Ratio0.52 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$494.80 million Price / Sales1.67 Cash Flow$7.53 per share Price / Cash Flow6.21 Book Value$30.11 per share Price / Book1.55Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares17,690,000Free Float17,327,000Market Cap$826.76 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.66 Social Links A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for September 2025. 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