Unitil (UTL) Competitors $52.20 +1.44 (+2.83%) As of 02:41 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. AVA, BKH, CPK, NJR, NWE, NWN, OGE, OGS, POR, and SRShould you be buying Unitil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unitil include Avista (AVA), Black Hills (BKH), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), NewJersey Resources (NJR), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), OGE Energy (OGE), ONE Gas (OGS), Portland General Electric (POR), and Spire (SR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Unitil vs. Its Competitors Avista Black Hills Chesapeake Utilities NewJersey Resources NorthWestern Energy Group Northwest Natural Gas OGE Energy ONE Gas Portland General Electric Spire Unitil (NYSE:UTL) and Avista (NYSE:AVA) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Is UTL or AVA a better dividend stock? Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Unitil pays out 61.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avista pays out 83.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Unitil has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Avista has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor UTL or AVA? In the previous week, Avista had 4 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Avista and 6 mentions for Unitil. Avista's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Unitil's score of 0.40 indicating that Avista is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unitil 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Avista 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, UTL or AVA? Avista has higher revenue and earnings than Unitil. Avista is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unitil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnitil$486.90M1.74$47.10M$2.9317.81Avista$1.94B1.55$180M$2.3415.98 Is UTL or AVA more profitable? Unitil has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Avista's net margin of 9.63%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.49% beat Avista's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unitil9.74% 9.49% 2.74% Avista 9.63%7.28%2.39% Which has more risk and volatility, UTL or AVA? Unitil has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avista has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UTL or AVA? 76.8% of Unitil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Avista shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Unitil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avista shares are owned 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. Do analysts prefer UTL or AVA? Unitil presently has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Avista has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.63%. Given Unitil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Unitil is more favorable than Avista.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) 2.00Avista 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 SummaryUnitil beats Avista on 11 of the 18 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 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 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 ExcelMetricUnitilUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$849M$25.12B$16.02B$20.89BDividend Yield3.47%3.72%5.40%3.60%P/E Ratio17.8235.3220.3628.01Price / Sales1.744.21194.2268.85Price / Cash6.628.8519.0123.29Price / Book1.652.302.164.56Net Income$47.10M$1.43B$751.46M$993.24M7 Day Performance-0.41%-0.41%-0.84%-1.58%1 Month Performance0.41%1.74%20.61%3.09%1 Year Performance-14.77%19.18%139.20%9.26% Unitil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTLUnitil2.4268 of 5 stars$52.20+2.8%$55.00+5.4%-14.7%$849M$486.90M17.82520News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAVAAvista3.6485 of 5 stars$36.89-0.8%$38.00+3.0%-4.7%$2.99B$1.94B15.771,950Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBKHBlack Hills4.511 of 5 stars$55.95-1.3%$66.00+18.0%-3.0%$4.11B$2.13B14.272,841Positive NewsCPKChesapeake Utilities3.853 of 5 stars$121.22-0.3%$124.50+2.7%+2.4%$2.84B$787.20M22.411,200NJRNewJersey Resources3.2581 of 5 stars$45.44-1.1%$51.29+12.9%-2.3%$4.61B$1.80B11.031,372Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNWENorthWestern Energy Group3.3381 of 5 stars$52.11-1.0%$60.00+15.1%-0.6%$3.20B$1.51B14.281,573Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural Gas4.2733 of 5 stars$40.55-0.8%$46.33+14.3%+0.1%$1.65B$1.15B16.091,452Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOGEOGE Energy3.8599 of 5 stars$44.25-1.4%$46.80+5.8%+17.1%$9.03B$3.14B18.292,291News CoverageEarnings ReportOGSONE Gas2.8002 of 5 stars$72.20-1.0%$77.64+7.5%+3.8%$4.37B$2.08B17.443,900Upcoming EarningsPORPortland General Electric2.4031 of 5 stars$40.95-1.1%$45.40+10.9%-11.8%$4.53B$3.44B15.112,915Earnings ReportSRSpire3.6665 of 5 stars$75.77-0.8%$78.60+3.7%+8.3%$4.51B$2.59B18.663,475News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avista Alternatives Black Hills Alternatives Chesapeake Utilities Alternatives NewJersey Resources Alternatives NorthWestern Energy Group Alternatives Northwest Natural Gas Alternatives OGE Energy Alternatives ONE Gas Alternatives Portland General Electric Alternatives Spire 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 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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