UNITIL Corporation

Company Profile

UNITIL Corporation had its IPO on 1992-03-17 under the ticker symbol UTL.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Diversified industry. UNITIL Corporation has a staff strength of 527 employees.

Stock update

Shares of UNITIL Corporation opened at $45.9 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $45.29 - $46.17, and closed at $46.08.

This is a +0.07% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 46,154 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of UNITIL Corporation have slipped by -5.96%.

UNITIL Corporation's Key Ratios

UNITIL Corporation has a market cap of $738.65 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.8114 and a price to sales ratio of 1.5.

In the last 12-months UNITIL Corporation’s revenue was $595.30 million with a gross profit of $169 million and an EBITDA of $150.55 million. The EBITDA ratio measures UNITIL Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, UNITIL Corporation’s operating margin was 14.27% while its return on assets stood at 3.38% with a return of equity of 9.13%.

In Q2, UNITIL Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -16.7% while revenue growth was a positive 4.5%.

UNITIL Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

19.2308

Trailing PE

17

PEG

2.669

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.7 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 19.2308 and a PEG multiple of 2.669. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into UNITIL Corporation’s profitability.

UNITIL Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.5786 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.8262. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.5.

UNITIL Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.59 per share, indicating a yield of 3.5% and a payout ratio of 59.44%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$1.60 billion

Total Liabilities

$238.00 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-57600000.00

Capital Expenditure

$35.40 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

59.44%

UNITIL Corporation ended 2024 with $1.60 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $1.60 billion while shareholder equity stood at $484.40 million.

UNITIL Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $238.00 million in other current liabilities, 336500000.00 in common stock, $147.70 million in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $6.80 million and cash and short-term investments were $6.80 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $138,600,000 while long-term debt stood at $486.20 million.

UNITIL Corporation’s total current assets stands at $161.30 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $129.30 million compared to accounts payable of $36.70 million and inventory worth $13.90 million.

In 2024, UNITIL Corporation's operating cash flow was $-57600000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $35.40 million.

Comparatively, UNITIL Corporation paid $0.59 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$46.08

52-Week High

$59.6768

52-Week Low

$43.3167

Analyst Target Price

$56

UNITIL Corporation stock is currently trading at $46.08 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $59.6768 and a 52-week low of $59.6768. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $56.

Its 50-day moving average was $49.57 and 200-day moving average was $52.24 The short ratio stood at 3.55 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 184.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7528.5% are held by institutions.