Unitil (UTL) Competitors

In the previous week, Black Hills had 5 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Black Hills and 0 mentions for Unitil. Black Hills' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that Black Hills is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

76.8% of Unitil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Black Hills shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Unitil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Black Hills shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Black Hills has a net margin of 13.01% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.49%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.53% beat Black Hills' return on equity.

Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Black Hills pays an annual dividend of $2.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Unitil pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Black Hills pays out 71.0% 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 Black Hills has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Black Hills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

Unitil presently has a consensus price target of $58.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.06%. Black Hills has a consensus price target of $83.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.94%. Given Black Hills' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Black Hills is more favorable than Unitil.

Unitil has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Black Hills has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Unitil has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Chesapeake Utilities had 1 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Chesapeake Utilities and 0 mentions for Unitil. Chesapeake Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that Chesapeake Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Unitil pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 46.9% 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Chesapeake Utilities has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Unitil presently has a consensus target price of $58.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.06%. Chesapeake Utilities has a consensus target price of $144.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.52%. Given Unitil's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Unitil is more favorable than Chesapeake Utilities.

Chesapeake Utilities has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.49%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.53% beat Chesapeake Utilities' return on equity.

76.8% of Unitil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Unitil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

In the previous week, NewJersey Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for NewJersey Resources and 0 mentions for Unitil. NewJersey Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that NewJersey Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

NewJersey Resources has a net margin of 16.42% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.49%. NewJersey Resources' return on equity of 14.46% beat Unitil's return on equity.

Unitil has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NewJersey Resources has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. NewJersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Unitil pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewJersey Resources pays out 55.2% 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. Unitil has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and NewJersey Resources has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. NewJersey Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Unitil currently has a consensus price target of $58.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.06%. NewJersey Resources has a consensus price target of $61.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.30%. Given NewJersey Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NewJersey Resources is more favorable than Unitil.

76.8% of Unitil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of NewJersey Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Unitil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of NewJersey Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Northwest Natural Gas has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unitil has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Northwest Natural Gas had 6 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Northwest Natural Gas and 0 mentions for Unitil. Northwest Natural Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that Northwest Natural Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Northwest Natural Gas has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.49%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.53% beat Northwest Natural Gas' return on equity.

75.1% of Northwest Natural Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Unitil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Northwest Natural Gas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Unitil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Northwest Natural Gas presently has a consensus price target of $55.80, indicating a potential upside of 18.52%. Unitil has a consensus price target of $58.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.06%. Given Northwest Natural Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Northwest Natural Gas is more favorable than Unitil.

Northwest Natural Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Unitil. Northwest Natural Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unitil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Northwest Natural Gas pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Northwest Natural Gas pays out 65.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unitil pays out 59.9% 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. Northwest Natural Gas has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Unitil has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Northwest Natural Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.