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Unitil (UTL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.55 -1.92 (-3.66%)
Closing price 05/5/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$50.50 -0.04 (-0.08%)
As of 05/5/2026 06:21 PM Eastern
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About Unitil Stock (NYSE:UTL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$49.84
$53.31
50-Day Range
$50.52
$55.05
52-Week Range
$44.61
$59.99
Volume
188,976 shs
Average Volume
98,281 shs
Market Capitalization
$909.34 million
P/E Ratio
16.00
Dividend Yield
3.76%
Price Target
$57.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Unitil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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76th Percentile Overall Score

UTL MarketRank™: 

Unitil scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Unitil has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Unitil has a consensus price target of $57.00, representing about 12.8% upside from its current price of $50.55.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Unitil's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Unitil are expected to grow by 6.04% in the coming year, from $3.31 to $3.51 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Unitil is 16.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.04.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Unitil is 16.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.29.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Unitil has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for UTL.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Unitil is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Unitil has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Unitil is 63.33%. 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 54.13% next year. This indicates that Unitil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Unitil's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Unitil has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 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. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Unitil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Unitil's insider trading history.
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UTL Stock News Headlines

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UTL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Unitil's stock was trading at $48.49 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, UTL shares have increased by 4.2% and is now trading at $50.5470.

Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 4th. The utilities provider reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.02. The utilities provider had revenue of $216.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $179.13 million. Unitil had a net margin of 9.60% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.13%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Unitil's top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.89%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.57%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.49%) and Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.12%).
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Shares of UTL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Unitil investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Visa (V), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/27 Dividend
2/12/2026
Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend
2/12/2026
Dividend Payable
2/27/2026
Last Earnings
5/04/2026
Today
5/05/2026
Record date for 5/29 Dividend
5/14/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend
5/14/2026
Dividend Payable
5/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:UTL
CIK
755001
Employees
520
Year Founded
1984

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$57.00
Low Price Target
$57.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.00
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.00
Forward P/E Ratio
15.27
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$50.20 million
Net Margins
9.60%
Pretax Margin
12.22%
Return on Equity
10.13%
Return on Assets
2.95%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.04
Current Ratio
0.56
Quick Ratio
0.52

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$536 million
Price / Sales
1.70
Cash Flow
$7.64 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.62
Book Value
$34.02 per share
Price / Book
1.49

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
17,990,000
Free Float
17,590,000
Market Cap
$909.34 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.33

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This page (NYSE:UTL) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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