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16.14P/E TTM

Unitil Corp

50.765
+0.015+0.03%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Unitil Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

Key Insights

Unitil Corp's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 6 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 55.50.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite a weak stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Unitil Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
6 / 12
Overall Ranking
123 / 4494
Industry
Multiline Utilities

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Positive

Unitil Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Unitil Corporation is a public utility holding company. The Company’s principal business is the local distribution of electricity and natural gas throughout its service territories in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. The Company operates through two segments: Electric and Gas. The Company’s electric distribution operations are conducted through two of the Company's utilities, Unitil Energy, and Fitchburg. Unitil Energy's service territory consists of approximately 408 square miles. Unitil Energy’s service territory encompasses retail and recreation centers for the central and southeastern parts of the state and includes the Hampton Beach recreational area. Fitchburg is engaged in the distribution of both electricity and natural gas in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts. The Company's natural gas operations include gas distribution utility operations and interstate gas transmission pipeline operations.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 58.39%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 58.39%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 16.14, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 15.05M shares, decreasing 1.30% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 1.52M shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 1.00.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
55.500
Target Price
+9.36%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current financial score of Unitil Corp is 7.01, ranking 10 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 216.90M, representing a year-over-year increase of 26.99%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 20.73%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.01
Change
0

Financials

6.27

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

6.77

Operational Efficiency

6.80

Growth Potential

8.97

Shareholder Returns

6.25

Unitil Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current valuation score of Unitil Corp is 8.42, ranking 4 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. Its current P/E ratio is 16.14, which is 35.16% below the recent high of 21.81 and 5.08% above the recent low of 15.32.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.42
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 6/12
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current earnings forecast score of Unitil Corp is 8.00, ranking 3 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. The average price target is 59.00, with a high of 63.00 and a low of 55.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
55.500
Target Price
+9.36%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

15
Total
16
Median
12
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Unitil Corp
UTL
2
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc
PEG
23
Sempra
SRE
20
CenterPoint Energy Inc
CNP
19
CMS Energy Corp
CMS
18
Ameren Corp
AEE
16
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current price momentum score of Unitil Corp is 6.96, ranking 3 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 53.79 and the support level at 48.38, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.05
Change
-0.09

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(3)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.543
Sell
RSI(14)
42.934
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
33.053
Neutral
ATR(14)
1.450
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-80.075
Neutral
Williams %R
62.745
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.152
Sell
StochRSI(14)
63.073
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(5)
Neutral(0)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
50.776
Sell
MA10
51.570
Sell
MA20
52.300
Sell
MA50
52.570
Sell
MA100
51.360
Sell
MA200
49.786
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current institutional shareholding score of Unitil Corp is 7.00, ranking 7 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 83.70%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 1.06%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.52M shares, representing 8.43% of shares outstanding, with 0.63% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.93M
+5.33%
State Street Investment Management (US)
721.28K
+4.52%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
601.26K
+94.00%
Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC
561.17K
+21.08%
Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited
526.56K
-25.97%
JP Morgan Asset Management
494.02K
-5.82%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
424.16K
+6.13%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
396.94K
-17.99%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Multiline Utilities domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Unitil Corp is 8.92, ranking 12 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. The company's beta value is 0.32. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. Unitil Corp’s latest ESG disclosure leads the Multiline Utilities industry, indicating outstanding, compliant performance across environmental management, social responsibility, and governance, which may help mitigate overall risk.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.92
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.32
VaR
+2.42%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+18.24%
240-Day Volatility
+24.67%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.24%
120 days
+4.24%
5 years
+7.57%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.93%
120 days
-5.00%
5 years
-8.05%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.03
120 days
+0.60
5 years
+0.19

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+18.24%
3 years
+28.24%
5 years
+30.64%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.32
3 years
-0.02
5 years
-0.03
Skewness
240 days
-0.59
3 years
+0.09
5 years
+0.01

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+24.67%
5 years
+29.70%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.21%
5 years
+2.62%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+77.38%
240 days
+77.38%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+15.73%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+15.62%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.83%
120 days
+0.76%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+23.36%
60 days
+53.91%
120 days
+42.08%

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