Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) Stock Has Average Price Target of $58.67 According to Analysts

Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $58.67.

UTL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Huntington initiated coverage on Unitil in a report on Wednesday. They issued a “strong-buy” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Unitil from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday.

Unitil Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of UTL opened at $56.40 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.27. Unitil has a 1 year low of $46.91 and a 1 year high of $58.33. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $53.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.49.

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 2nd. The utilities provider reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.02. The company had revenue of $112.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.11 million. Unitil had a return on equity of 9.23% and a net margin of 9.16%. Analysts forecast that Unitil will post 3.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Unitil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be issued a $0.4750 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Unitil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.09%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in shares of Unitil in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in Unitil by 196.1% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 610 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC lifted its position in shares of Unitil by 144.3% during the third quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 733 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 433 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S purchased a new position in shares of Unitil in the second quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Unitil by 502.6% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,603 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter. 76.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Unitil

Here are the key news stories impacting Unitil this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Huntington forecasts full-year EPS of $3.28 for 2026, $3.47 for 2027 and $3.70 for 2028. The 2026 estimate is slightly below the cited $3.31 consensus, but the projections imply improving earnings in the following years. Huntington stock recommendations

Unitil Company Profile

Unitil Corporation is a regulated public utility holding company that delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Its operations focus primarily on the distribution of energy through local utility networks rather than the production of electricity or natural gas.

Through its operating subsidiaries, Unitil provides electric distribution service in portions of New Hampshire and Massachusetts and natural gas distribution service in parts of southern New Hampshire and central Massachusetts.