Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UTL or NWE?

NorthWestern has higher revenue and earnings than Unitil. Unitil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Unitil $536M 1.72 $50.20M $3.16 16.23 NorthWestern $1.61B 2.65 $181.09M $2.72 25.54

Is UTL or NWE more profitable?

NorthWestern has a net margin of 10.21% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.60%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.89% beat NorthWestern's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unitil 9.60% 9.89% 2.89% NorthWestern 10.21% 7.80% 2.69%

Do analysts recommend YORW or UTL?

Unitil has a consensus price target of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Given Unitil's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Unitil is more favorable than York Water. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score York Water 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Unitil 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, YORW or UTL?

Unitil has higher revenue and earnings than York Water. Unitil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than York Water, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio York Water $79.11M 6.08 $20.06M $1.47 20.20 Unitil $536M 1.72 $50.20M $3.16 16.23

Is YORW or UTL more profitable?

York Water has a net margin of 26.84% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.60%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.89% beat York Water's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets York Water 26.84% 8.89% 3.16% Unitil 9.60% 9.89% 2.89%

Which has better earnings & valuation, UTL or BKH?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Unitil $536M 1.72 $50.20M $3.16 16.23 Black Hills $2.31B 2.37 $291.60M $3.84 18.72

Is UTL or BKH more profitable?

Black Hills has a net margin of 12.61% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.60%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.89% beat Black Hills' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unitil 9.60% 9.89% 2.89% Black Hills 12.61% 7.77% 2.86%

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UTL vs. NWE, YORW, BKH, CPK, and NJR

Should you buy Unitil stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Unitil with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Unitil include NorthWestern (NWE), York Water (YORW), Black Hills (BKH), Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), and NewJersey Resources (NJR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

How does Unitil compare to NorthWestern?

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) and NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Unitil currently has a consensus price target of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. NorthWestern has a consensus price target of $68.30, suggesting a potential downside of 1.67%. Given Unitil's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Unitil is more favorable than NorthWestern.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unitil	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NorthWestern	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Unitil has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NorthWestern has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. NorthWestern pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Unitil pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWestern pays out 98.5% 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 NorthWestern has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. NorthWestern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, NorthWestern had 2 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NorthWestern and 0 mentions for Unitil. NorthWestern's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that NorthWestern is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Unitil	Neutral
NorthWestern	Positive

76.8% of Unitil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of NorthWestern shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Unitil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NorthWestern shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unitil	$536M	1.72	$50.20M	$3.16	16.23
NorthWestern	$1.61B	2.65	$181.09M	$2.72	25.54

NorthWestern has a net margin of 10.21% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.60%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.89% beat NorthWestern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unitil	9.60%	9.89%	2.89%
NorthWestern	10.21%	7.80%	2.69%

Summary

NorthWestern beats Unitil on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unitil compare to York Water?

York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) and Unitil (NYSE:UTL) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

York Water pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. York Water pays out 61.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unitil pays out 60.1% 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. York Water has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years and Unitil has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Unitil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
York Water	$79.11M	6.08	$20.06M	$1.47	20.20
Unitil	$536M	1.72	$50.20M	$3.16	16.23

York Water has a net margin of 26.84% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.60%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.89% beat York Water's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
York Water	26.84%	8.89%	3.16%
Unitil	9.60%	9.89%	2.89%

Unitil has a consensus price target of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Given Unitil's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Unitil is more favorable than York Water.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
York Water	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Unitil	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

York Water has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unitil has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

49.9% of York Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Unitil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of York Water shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Unitil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, York Water had 1 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for York Water and 0 mentions for Unitil. York Water's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that York Water is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
York Water	Very Positive
Unitil	Neutral

Summary

Unitil beats York Water on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unitil compare to Black Hills?

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) and Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unitil	$536M	1.72	$50.20M	$3.16	16.23
Black Hills	$2.31B	2.37	$291.60M	$3.84	18.72

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Black Hills has a net margin of 12.61% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.60%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.89% beat Black Hills' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unitil	9.60%	9.89%	2.89%
Black Hills	12.61%	7.77%	2.86%

Unitil presently has a consensus target price of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Black Hills has a consensus target price of $81.17, suggesting a potential upside of 12.89%. Given Black Hills' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Black Hills is more favorable than Unitil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unitil	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Black Hills	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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 3.9%. Unitil pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Black Hills pays out 73.2% 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 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.

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 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Black Hills had 8 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Black Hills and 0 mentions for Unitil. Black Hills' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that Black Hills is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Unitil	Neutral
Black Hills	Positive

Summary

Black Hills beats Unitil on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unitil compare to Chesapeake Utilities?

Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK) and Unitil (NYSE:UTL) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unitil pays out 60.1% 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. Chesapeake Utilities has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Unitil has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chesapeake Utilities	$930M	3.16	$140.30M	$6.24	19.63
Unitil	$536M	1.72	$50.20M	$3.16	16.23

Chesapeake Utilities has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.60%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.89% beat Chesapeake Utilities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chesapeake Utilities	15.11%	9.53%	3.81%
Unitil	9.60%	9.89%	2.89%

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

Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unitil has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% 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 1.40 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that Chesapeake Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chesapeake Utilities	Positive
Unitil	Neutral

Chesapeake Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $137.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.83%. Unitil has a consensus price target of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Given Chesapeake Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chesapeake Utilities is more favorable than Unitil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chesapeake Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Unitil	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Chesapeake Utilities beats Unitil on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Unitil compare to NewJersey Resources?

NewJersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) and Unitil (NYSE:UTL) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.

NewJersey Resources currently has a consensus price target of $58.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.64%. Unitil has a consensus price target of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.16%. Given Unitil's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Unitil is more favorable than NewJersey Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NewJersey Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
Unitil	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

71.0% of NewJersey Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Unitil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of NewJersey Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Unitil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

NewJersey Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. NewJersey Resources pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unitil pays out 60.1% 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. NewJersey Resources has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Unitil has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NewJersey Resources	$2.18B	2.53	$335.63M	$3.37	16.18
Unitil	$536M	1.72	$50.20M	$3.16	16.23

NewJersey Resources has a net margin of 15.67% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.60%. NewJersey Resources' return on equity of 14.58% beat Unitil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NewJersey Resources	15.67%	14.58%	4.72%
Unitil	9.60%	9.89%	2.89%

In the previous week, NewJersey Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NewJersey Resources and 0 mentions for Unitil. NewJersey Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Unitil's score of 0.00 indicating that NewJersey Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NewJersey Resources	Very Positive
Unitil	Neutral

Summary

NewJersey Resources beats Unitil on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UTL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Unitil	UTIL Industry	Utilities Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$928.33M	$28.49B	$18.72B	$22.81B
Dividend Yield	3.68%	3.42%	3.96%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	16.23	21.83	20.25	31.02
Price / Sales	1.72	4.94	41.28	21.39
Price / Cash	6.51	9.21	19.27	23.95
Price / Book	1.51	3.07	2.43	4.68
Net Income	$50.20M	$1.56B	$785.96M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.33%	0.01%	-0.30%	1.53%
1 Month Performance	0.97%	-1.01%	-0.93%	1.32%
1 Year Performance	-3.67%	16.67%	15.74%	21.42%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
UTL Unitil	3.4119 of 5 stars	$51.29 -0.6%	$56.50 +10.2%	-3.7%	$928.33M	$536M	16.23	520
NWE NorthWestern	3.8385 of 5 stars	$69.74 +2.2%	$68.30 -2.1%	+31.9%	$4.20B	$1.64B	25.33	1,667	News Coverage Positive News
YORW York Water	2.965 of 5 stars	$29.93 +1.4%	N/A	-9.0%	$484.66M	$77.49M	20.11	110	Positive News
BKH Black Hills	4.627 of 5 stars	$72.01 +2.2%	$81.40 +13.0%	+25.0%	$5.36B	$2.29B	18.50	2,795	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
CPK Chesapeake Utilities	4.4759 of 5 stars	$122.47 +1.6%	$137.00 +11.9%	+1.9%	$2.96B	$88.28B	19.52	1,300	Positive News

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