Unitil (UTL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Unitil Corporation is a regulated public utility holding company headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire. Through its utility subsidiaries, it distributes electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

Unitil’s electric service territory includes communities in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, while its natural gas operations serve customers in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. Its work includes operating and maintaining the local infrastructure that delivers these essential services.

The company was organized as a utility holding company in 1984 and brings together several regional utility businesses. Its operations focus on dependable service, infrastructure investment, and customer support across the communities it serves.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $55.58 to $55.88
• 50-Day Range: $50.31 to $56.65
• 52-Week Range: $46.91 to $58.33
• Volume: 3,838 shs
• Average Volume: 126,672 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.92
• Dividend Yield: 3.41%
• Price Target: $58.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Unitil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Unitil scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 47th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Unitil has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Unitil is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Unitil has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Unitil are expected to grow by 5.76% in the coming year, from $3.30 to $3.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Unitil is 17.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Unitil is 17.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 30.81.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Unitil has a P/B Ratio of 1.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.55% of the float of Unitil has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Unitil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.06.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Unitil has recently decreased by 9.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Unitil pays a meaningful dividend of 3.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Unitil has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Unitil is 61.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Unitil will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.44% next year. This indicates that Unitil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.05

News Sentiment

Unitil has a news sentiment score of 1.05. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Unitil this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for UTL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Unitil insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.20% of the stock of Unitil is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.76% of the stock of Unitil is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/02/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 11/30 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/30 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UTL
• CIK: 755001
• Web: www.unitil.com
• Phone: (603) 772-0775
• Fax: 603-773-6605
• Employees: 601
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Unitil: $58.67
• High Price Target: $63.00
• Low Price Target: $56.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.97
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $50.20 million
• Net Margins: 9.16%
• Pretax Margin: 12.09%
• Return on Equity: 9.19%
• Return on Assets: 2.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 0.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $536 million
• Price / Sales: 1.93
• Cash Flow: $7.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.08
• Book Value: $34.50 per share
• Price / Book: 1.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,560,000
• Free Float: 18,152,000
• Market Cap: $1.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.27