Analysis updated on Oct. 14, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Our AI ranks Unitil Corp outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Unitil Corp is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $974M. It ranks number 14 by market capitalization among the 15 Electric & Other Services Combined issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its Net Margin of 9.5% is the lowest of the 13 peers that report one.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for UTL is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.3%, buy ≥ +0.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.6% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-13 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Electric & Other Services Combined peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | UTL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $974M | 14/15 |
| P/E Ratio | 17.21x | 10/13 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.51x | 11/15 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.35% | 7/12 |
| EPS | $3.14 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $35.30 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $32.71 | – |
| FCF/Share | $-2.49 | – |
| Metric | UTL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 8.8% | 11/15 |
| ROA | 2.5% | 11/16 |
| ROIC | 6.2% | 2/17 |
| Operating Margin | 18.9% | 11/14 |
| Net Margin | 9.5% | 13/13 |
| EBT Margin | 12.5% | 12/14 |
| Tax Rate | 24.2% | – |
| Metric | UTL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.49x | 14/17 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.45x | 7/9 |
| D/E Ratio | 1.39x | 13/16 |
| Financial Leverage | 3.45x | 10/16 |
| Interest Coverage | 1.6x | 10/17 |
| Working Capital | -$206M | 8/17 |
| Metric | UTL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $143M | 14/17 |
| Free Cash Flow | -$46M | 2/10 |
| Capital Spending | -$188M | 1/10 |
| OCF Growth YoY | -0.6% | 11/15 |
| FCF/Sales | -7.6% | 3/9 |
| CapEx/Sales | 31.6% | 8/9 |
| Metric | UTL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.27x | 1/13 |
| Receivables Turnover | 7.9x | 8/11 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 46 days | 4/11 |
| Metric | UTL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $596M | 13/13 |
| Operating Income | $113M | 14/17 |
| Net Income | $56M | 14/16 |
| Metric | UTL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $1.79 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 57.0% | 9/12 |
| Shares Outstanding | 18M | – |
| Total Current Assets | $198M | 12.9% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $9M | 0.6% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $75M | 4.9% of assets |
| Inventory | $16M | 1.1% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $897M | 58.2% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $361M | 23.4% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Unitil Corp (Electric & Other Services Combined): 17 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| UTL Unitil Corp | ▼ | $974M |
| DUK Duke Energy Corp | ▶ | $92.14B |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc | ▶ | $46.62B |
| EXC Exelon Corp | ▶ | $43.32B |
| ED Consolidated Edison Inc | ▼ | $39.73B |
| PCG Pg&E Corp | ▲ | $35.73B |
| PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | ▼ | $35.12B |
| WEC Wec Energy Group, Inc. | ▼ | $34.50B |
| AEE Ameren Corp | ▼ | $28.90B |
| CMS Cms Energy Corp | ▶ | $20.79B |
| NI Nisource Inc. | ▼ | $19.90B |
| EVRG Evergy, Inc. | ▼ | $18.93B |
| LNT Alliant Energy Corp | ▼ | $17.29B |
| AVA Avista Corp | ▶ | $3.03B |
| GNE Genie Energy Ltd. | ▲ | $445M |
| CPWR Ocean Thermal Energy Corp | ▲ | N/A |
| GRDX Gridai Technologies Corp. | ▼ | N/A |
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Our AI ranks Unitil Corp outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for UTL is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Unitil Corp forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 14, 2026.
17 issuers in our coverage, UTL included, share the SEC industry code Electric & Other Services Combined. The largest are: Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Xcel Energy Inc (XEL), Exelon Corp (EXC), Consolidated Edison Inc (ED), Pg&E Corp (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG).
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