Unitil (UTL) Competitors $53.18 -0.95 (-1.75%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UTL vs. MGEE, OTTR, HE, ARRY, NEE, SO, DUK, ETR, PPL, and FEShould you be buying Unitil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unitil include MGE Energy (MGEE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Array Technologies (ARRY), NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), Duke Energy (DUK), Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), and FirstEnergy (FE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Unitil vs. MGE Energy Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Array Technologies NextEra Energy Southern Duke Energy Entergy PPL FirstEnergy Unitil (NYSE:UTL) and MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to UTL or MGEE? In the previous week, MGE Energy had 14 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for MGE Energy and 4 mentions for Unitil. Unitil's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat MGE Energy's score of 1.05 indicating that Unitil is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unitil 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive MGE Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is UTL or MGEE more profitable? MGE Energy has a net margin of 17.70% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.52%. MGE Energy's return on equity of 10.18% beat Unitil's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unitil9.52% 9.36% 2.75% MGE Energy 17.70%10.18%4.38% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UTL or MGEE? Unitil received 122 more outperform votes than MGE Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.68% of users gave Unitil an outperform vote while only 54.14% of users gave MGE Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnitilOutperform Votes33861.68% Underperform Votes21038.32% MGE EnergyOutperform Votes21654.14% Underperform Votes18345.86% Which has more volatility & risk, UTL or MGEE? Unitil has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGE Energy has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate UTL or MGEE? Unitil presently has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.43%. MGE Energy has a consensus target price of $74.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.37%. Given Unitil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Unitil is more favorable than MGE Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unitil 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00MGE Energy 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of UTL or MGEE? 76.8% of Unitil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of MGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Unitil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of MGE Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is UTL or MGEE a better dividend stock? Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Unitil pays out 61.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGE Energy pays out 50.8% 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. Unitil has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and MGE Energy has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Which has higher earnings & valuation, UTL or MGEE? MGE Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Unitil. Unitil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnitil$486.90M1.77$47.10M$2.9318.15MGE Energy$704.58M4.64$117.70M$3.5425.30 SummaryMGE Energy beats Unitil on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Unitil 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 ExcelMetricUnitilElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$863.50M$20.65B$16.27B$19.36BDividend Yield3.31%3.20%5.72%3.83%P/E Ratio18.1335.6320.4134.63Price / Sales1.7713.5122.9835.13Price / Cash7.418.4018.6817.51Price / Book1.692.042.114.70Net Income$47.10M$965.53M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.58%-0.48%1.53%-1.53%1 Month Performance-10.59%0.48%2.81%7.75%1 Year Performance0.73%8.90%7.57%4.40% Unitil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTLUnitil2.7992 of 5 stars$53.18-1.7%$55.00+3.4%0.0%$863.50M$486.90M18.13520MGEEMGE Energy3.1602 of 5 stars$90.30-0.9%$80.00-11.4%+10.0%$3.30B$704.58M27.61700Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOTTROtter Tail1.6127 of 5 stars$78.28+1.7%$83.00+6.0%-16.0%$3.28B$1.32B10.922,420HEHawaiian Electric Industries2.8251 of 5 stars$10.71+2.1%$12.00+12.0%-4.9%$1.85B$3.22B-0.913,760Positive NewsARRYArray Technologies3.2423 of 5 stars$6.84+15.0%$9.50+38.9%-36.0%$1.04B$1.06B-7.05470Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNEENextEra Energy4.9887 of 5 stars$69.66-0.9%$83.46+19.8%-7.0%$143.40B$25.27B20.6715,300Positive NewsGap DownSOSouthern4.0871 of 5 stars$87.74-2.9%$93.07+6.1%+12.5%$96.43B$27.85B21.8827,700News CoveragePositive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.4755 of 5 stars$115.71-3.8%$126.00+8.9%+11.6%$89.94B$30.94B20.2627,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastETREntergy4.4286 of 5 stars$81.27-2.0%$85.75+5.5%+44.6%$35.01B$11.93B33.3811,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPPLPPL3.0977 of 5 stars$34.42-3.1%$36.90+7.2%+16.0%$25.44B$8.66B28.456,530Dividend AnnouncementFEFirstEnergy3.6089 of 5 stars$41.68-1.9%$46.00+10.4%+4.6%$24.06B$13.95B26.8912,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGE Energy Alternatives Otter Tail Alternatives Hawaiian Electric Industries Alternatives Array Technologies Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives Entergy Alternatives PPL Alternatives FirstEnergy 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 (NYSE:UTL) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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