UNITIL Corporation (UTL): Price and Financial Metrics
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UTL POWR Grades
- Value is the dimension where UTL ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 76.7% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for UTL is in Momentum, which has been heading up over the past 179 days.
- UTL ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 32nd percentile.
UTL Stock Summary
- With a one year PEG ratio of 211.22, Unitil Corp is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than 88.37% of US stocks.
- Of note is the ratio of Unitil Corp's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 0.5% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- For UTL, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 85.92% of US equities we're observing.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Unitil Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be SB, VNOM, NWN, KNOP, and NEN.
- UTL's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Unitil Corp's official web site, go to unitil.com.
UTL Valuation Summary
- UTL's price/earnings ratio is 21.2; this is 5.78% lower than that of the median Utilities stock.
- UTL's price/earnings ratio has moved up 3.9 over the prior 243 months.
- Over the past 243 months, UTL's price/sales ratio has gone up 1.1.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for UTL.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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UTL | 2021-09-01 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 21.2 | 18.0 |
UTL | 2021-08-31 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 21.0 | 17.9 |
UTL | 2021-08-30 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 20.9 | 17.9 |
UTL | 2021-08-27 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 20.9 | 17.9 |
UTL | 2021-08-26 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 20.6 | 17.7 |
UTL | 2021-08-25 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 21.0 | 17.9 |
UTL Growth Metrics
- Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -46.91%.
- The 4 year price growth rate now stands at 36.9%.
- The 2 year revenue growth rate now stands at -2.23%.

The table below shows UTL's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2021-12-31 | 473.3 | 107.8 | 36.1 |
2021-09-30 | 450.4 | 96.7 | 35.2 |
2021-06-30 | 439.7 | 101.8 | 35.5 |
2021-03-31 | 427 | 95.5 | 35.9 |
2020-12-31 | 418.6 | 75.7 | 32.2 |
2020-09-30 | 418.1 | 87.6 | 30 |
UTL's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- UTL has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 25.73% of graded US stocks.
- UTL's asset turnover comes in at 0.303 -- ranking 24th of 105 Utilities stocks.
- ALE, CPK, and BKH are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with UTL.
The table below shows UTL's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-09-30 | 0.303 | 0.354 | 0.038 |
2021-06-30 | 0.300 | 0.359 | 0.038 |
2021-03-31 | 0.296 | 0.367 | 0.039 |
2020-12-31 | 0.296 | 0.358 | 0.036 |
2020-09-30 | 0.301 | 0.348 | 0.036 |
2020-06-30 | 0.306 | 0.354 | 0.038 |
UTL Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of UTL, see our UTL price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $53.67 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.83 (Hold) |
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UTL Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $56.99 | 52-week high | $58.87 |
Prev. close | $56.87 | 52-week low | $40.53 |
Day low | $56.34 | Volume | 56,700 |
Day high | $57.71 | Avg. volume | 69,246 |
50-day MA | $52.19 | Dividend yield | 2.74% |
200-day MA | $47.73 | Market Cap | 913.61M |
UNITIL Corporation (UTL) Company Bio
Unitil Corporation distributes electricity in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and natural gas in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Hampton, New Hampshire.
Latest UTL News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about Unitil Corp that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate UTL as an investment opportunity.
Estimating The Fair Value Of Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)Does the February share price for Unitil Corporation ( NYSE:UTL ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will... |
UNITIL Corporation Consensus Indicates Potential 7.2% UpsideUNITIL Corporation found using ticker (UTL) have now 3 analysts covering the stock. The analyst consensus points to a rating of ''Buy''. The range between the high target price and low target price is between 62 and 50 with a mean TP of 54.67. With the stocks previous close at 51 this would imply there is a potential upside of 7.2%. There is a 50 day moving average of 45.3 and the 200 day moving average is 48.72. The company has a market capitalisation of $814m. You can visit the company''s website by visiting: https://unitil.com [stock_market_widget type="chart" symbol="UTL" chart="bar" range="6mo" interval="1d" line-color="rgb(49, 125, 189)"] The potential market cap would be $873m based on the market concensus. Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the dist... |
Unitil Corporation 2021 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationThe following slide deck was published by Unitil Corporation in conjunction with their 2021 Q4 earnings call.... |
Unitil Corporation's (UTL) CEO Tom Meissner on Q4 2021 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptUnitil Corporation (UTL) Q4 2021 Earnings Conference Call February 1, 2022 10:0 a.m. ET Company Participants Tom Meissner - Chairman, President & CEO Bob Hevert - SVP, CFO & Treasurer Todd Diggins - Director of Finance Conference Call Participants Kody Clark - Bank of America Shelby Tucker - RBC Capital... |
Unitil GAAP EPS of $2.35, revenue of $473.3MUnitil press release (UTL): FY GAAP EPS of $2.35.Revenue of $473.3M (+13.1% Y/Y). |
UTL Price Returns
1-mo | 12.74% |
3-mo | 12.77% |
6-mo | 39.39% |
1-year | 5.29% |
3-year | 10.45% |
5-year | 39.92% |
YTD | 25.78% |
2021 | 7.31% |
2020 | -25.94% |
2019 | 25.30% |
2018 | 14.48% |
2017 | 3.69% |
UTL Dividends
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Continue Researching UTL
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Unitil Corp (UTL) Stock Quote, History and News - Yahoo Finance
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