UTL Stock Analysis: UNITIL | NYSE
Utilities - Diversified | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 986m USD | 12M Return: 14.4% | US9132591077 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 6.84M
EPS Trend: 87.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 11.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Unitil Corporation (NYSE: UTL) is a public utility holding company that distributes electricity and natural gas through two reportable segments: Utility Electric Operations and Utility Gas Operations. Its regulated service territory spans southeastern New Hampshire, the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts, and portions of southern and central Maine, including Portland, Lewiston-Auburn, Bangor, and Augusta.
The company also operates 85 miles of interstate underground natural gas transmission pipeline, providing interstate transportation services primarily in Maine and New Hampshire, and offers ancillary real estate management services. Unitil serves approximately 110,100 electric customers and 105,000 natural gas customers, and is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire, having been incorporated in 1984.
As a multi-utility operator, Unitil earns revenue largely through state-regulated rates of return on its invested capital, a business model common to investor-owned utilities in the U.S. The sector is characterized by high infrastructure capital intensity, stable but typically modest growth, and predictable cash flows driven by rate-base expansion and customer additions in exclusive franchise territories.
- New Hampshire rate case decisions impact electric margin recovery
- Natural gas customer additions drive Utility Gas Operations revenue growth
- Winter heating demand lifts natural gas distribution volumes and pipeline throughput
| Net Income: 56.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.18 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -34.53% < 20% (prev -24.99%; Δ -9.54% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 142.8m > Net Income 56.6m |
| Net Debt (953.2m) to EBITDA (210.8m): 4.52 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.49 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (17.9m) vs 12m ago 10.52% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 49.34% > 18% (prev 41.84%; Δ 7.50% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 29.00% > 50% (prev 26.09%; Δ 2.91% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.62 > 6 (EBIT TTM 118.1m / Interest Expense TTM 45.0m) |
| A: -0.09 (Total Current Assets 198.5m - Total Current Liabilities 404.5m) / Total Assets 2.22b |
| B: 0.10 (Retained Earnings 212.0m / Total Assets 2.22b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 118.1m / Avg Total Assets 2.06b) |
| D: 0.41 (Book Value of Equity 643.7m / Total Liabilities 1.58b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.52 = B |
| DSRI: 1.60 (Receivables 153.2m/79.3m, Revenue 596.5m/493.8m) |
| GMI: 0.85 (GM 41.84% / 49.34%) |
| AQI: 1.31 (AQ_t 0.05 / AQ_t-1 0.04) |
| SGI: 1.21 (Revenue 596.5m / 493.8m) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 56.6m - CFO 142.8m) / TA 2.22b) |
| Beneish M = -2.34 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of October 18, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 54.07 with a total of 113,984 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.46%, over one month by +1.73%, over three months by -0.01% and over the past year by +14.35%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 52.60 (which is 2.7% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
UNITIL has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold UTL.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 54 | -0.1% |
P/E Trailing = 17.0568
P/E Forward = 19.8807
P/S = 1.6531
P/B = 1.4635
P/EG = 3.368
Revenue TTM = 596.5m USD
EBIT TTM = 118.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 210.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 680.4m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 275.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 962.4m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 6.40m
Net Debt = 953.2m USD (calculated: Debt 962.4m - CCE 9.20m)
Enterprise Value = 1.94b USD (986.1m + Debt 962.4m - CCE 9.20m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.62 (Ebit TTM 118.1m / Interest Expense TTM 45.0m)
EV/FCF = -42.62x (Enterprise Value 1.94b / FCF TTM -45.5m)
FCF Yield = -2.35% (FCF TTM -45.5m / Enterprise Value 1.94b)
FCF Margin = -7.63% (FCF TTM -45.5m / Revenue TTM 596.5m)
Net Margin = 9.49% (Net Income TTM 56.6m / Revenue TTM 596.5m)
Gross Margin = 49.34% ((Revenue TTM 596.5m - Cost of Revenue TTM 302.2m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 87.44% (prev 40.71%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.87 (Enterprise Value 1.94b / Total Assets 2.22b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.68% (Interest Expense 45.0m / Debt 962.4m)
Taxrate = 24.23% (18.1m / 74.7m)
NOPAT = 89.5m (EBIT 118.1m * (1 - 24.23%))
Current Ratio = 0.49 (Total Current Assets 198.5m / Total Current Liabilities 404.5m)
Debt / Equity = 1.50 (Debt 962.4m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 643.7m)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.52 (Net Debt 953.2m / EBITDA 210.8m)
Debt / FCF = -20.95 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 953.2m / FCF TTM -45.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 621.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.75% (Net Income 56.6m / Total Assets 2.22b)
RoE = 9.11% (Net Income TTM 56.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 621.6m)
RoCE = 9.07% (EBIT 118.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 621.6m + L.T.Debt 680.4m))
RoIC = 4.30% (NOPAT 89.5m / Invested Capital 2.08b)
WACC = 4.20% (E(986.1m)/V(1.95b) * Re(4.84%) + D(962.4m)/V(1.95b) * Rd(4.68%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 4.84% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 89.91 | Cagr: 4.83%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -45.5m)
EPS Correlation: 87.00 | EPS CAGR: 4.56% | SUE: 0.60 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 11.87 | Revenue CAGR: 1.00% | SUE: 0.19 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=-0.06 | Chg30d=+7.69% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.31 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+9.8% | GrowthRev=+16.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.51 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+6.0% | GrowthRev=-3.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -40% (up=0, down=2)