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Unitil Corp

UTL
49.100USD
+0.350+0.72%
Close 11/03, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
799.91MMarket Cap
16.98P/E TTM

Unitil Corp

49.100
+0.350+0.72%
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: 2025-11-03

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Strong Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, 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
4 / 12
Overall Ranking
84 / 4617
Industry
Multiline Utilities

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
59.000
Target Price
+21.03%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

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: utility electric operations and utility gas operations. 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 16.85, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 13.43M shares, increasing 2.72% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 7.23K shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 1.00.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company's current financial score is 8.19, which is higher than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 7.39. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 102.60M, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.21%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 6.98%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.19
Change
0

Financials

8.14

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

8.29

Growth Potential

6.72

Shareholder Returns

7.82

Unitil Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current valuation score is 8.42, which is higher than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 7.60. Its current P/E ratio is 16.85, which is 29.40% below the recent high of 21.81 and 9.12% 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 4/12
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 9.00, which is higher than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 7.55. The average price target for Unitil Corp is 59.00, with a high of 63.00 and a low of 55.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
59.000
Target Price
+21.03%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

13
Total
15
Median
11
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Unitil Corp
UTL
2
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc
PEG
22
CenterPoint Energy Inc
CNP
18
Sempra
SRE
17
CMS Energy Corp
CMS
17
PPL Corp
PPL
17
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

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: 2025-11-03

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.03, which is lower than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 7.15. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 50.68 and the support level at 47.15, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.13
Change
-0.1

Support & Resistance

No Data

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(1)
Neutral(5)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.190
Neutral
RSI(14)
55.126
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
48.292
Neutral
ATR(14)
1.104
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-42.890
Neutral
Williams %R
45.802
Neutral
TRIX(12,20)
0.238
Sell
StochRSI(14)
22.663
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(3)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
49.096
Buy
MA10
49.512
Sell
MA20
48.853
Buy
MA50
47.298
Buy
MA100
49.160
Sell
MA200
52.476
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is lower than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 7.83. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 75.95%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 6.39%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.40M shares, representing 7.91% of shares outstanding, with 0.07% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.59M
+0.53%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
1.40M
+2.72%
State Street Investment Management (US)
785.91K
+4.55%
Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited
717.42K
+17.77%
JP Morgan Asset Management
522.56K
+6.31%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
434.44K
+0.44%
Boston Trust Walden Company
374.13K
-2.39%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
385.71K
+1.27%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
378.17K
-4.37%
Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC
360.89K
+38.92%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current risk assessment score is 7.49, which is lower than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 9.52. The company's beta value is 0.61. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.49
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.61
VaR
+2.42%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+26.06%
240-Day Volatility
+25.29%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.56%
120 days
+3.64%
5 years
+15.26%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.05%
120 days
-6.00%
5 years
-8.05%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.08
120 days
-0.82
5 years
+0.40

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+26.06%
3 years
+29.34%
5 years
+30.64%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.65
3 years
-0.04
5 years
+0.15
Skewness
240 days
-0.55
3 years
+0.16
5 years
+0.66

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+25.29%
5 years
+30.44%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.46%
5 years
+2.74%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-113.18%
240 days
-113.18%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+13.54%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+15.53%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.55%
120 days
+0.47%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+99.60%
60 days
+40.32%
120 days
+21.01%

Peer Comparison

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8.03 /10
Score
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NiSource Inc
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7.95 /10
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Sempra
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SRE
7.69 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
CMS Energy Corp
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7.57 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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