UIL (UTL) Competitors GBX 105 -4.00 (-3.67%) As of 04/17/2025 06:06 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock UTL vs. AEP, NFG, PAM, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, PVR, CEG, and CLPShould you be buying UIL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UIL include Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), Next 15 Group (NFG), Premier Asset Management Group (PAM), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), Providence Resources (PVR), Challenger Energy Group (CEG), and Clear Leisure (CLP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. UIL vs. Anglo-Eastern Plantations Next 15 Group Premier Asset Management Group BMO UK High Income Trust Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Castleton Technology Establishment Investment Trust Providence Resources Challenger Energy Group Clear Leisure UIL (LON:UTL) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor UTL or AEP? Anglo-Eastern Plantations received 37 more outperform votes than UIL when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.99% of users gave UIL an outperform vote while only 68.51% of users gave Anglo-Eastern Plantations an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUILOutperform Votes8776.99% Underperform Votes2623.01% Anglo-Eastern PlantationsOutperform Votes12468.51% Underperform Votes5731.49% Does the media favor UTL or AEP? In the previous week, UIL's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Anglo-Eastern Plantations'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment UIL Neutral Anglo-Eastern Plantations Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, UTL or AEP? UIL has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UTL or AEP? Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher revenue and earnings than UIL. UIL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anglo-Eastern Plantations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUIL-£16.90M-5.50-£26.39M-£29.84-3.52Anglo-Eastern Plantations£461.13M0.81£81.78M£129.215.80 Do insiders and institutionals believe in UTL or AEP? 6.4% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. 78.0% of UIL shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.5% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is UTL or AEP a better dividend stock? UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. UIL pays out -26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. UIL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is UTL or AEP more profitable? UIL has a net margin of 156.15% compared to Anglo-Eastern Plantations' net margin of 17.74%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 12.46% beat UIL's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UIL156.15% -16.21% -3.94% Anglo-Eastern Plantations 17.74%12.46%7.34% SummaryAnglo-Eastern Plantations beats UIL on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get UIL News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UTL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UTL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUILAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£92.87M£1.10B£3.70B£2.50BDividend Yield7.08%4.36%4.15%4.79%P/E Ratio-3.5223.5313.96130.25Price / Sales-5.502,227.831,657.68234,001.07Price / Cash145.0060.9950.4028.23Price / Book0.641.103.344.41Net Income-£26.39M£261.75M£1.24B£5.87B1 Month Performance-4.62%1.32%0.30%-1.38%1 Year Performance-1.41%1.65%14.75%41.26% UIL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTLUILN/AGBX 105-3.7%N/A+1.0%£92.87M£-16,899,017.20-3.52520Dividend AnnouncementGap DownAEPAnglo-Eastern PlantationsN/AGBX 735.20+0.2%N/A+1.9%£367.56M£461.13M5.6912,671NFGNext 15 Group3.3247 of 5 starsGBX 237+1.9%GBX 660+178.5%-74.5%£239.19M£741.75M3.892,130Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePAMPremier Asset Management GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£194.15M£53.26M16.386,286Gap DownBHIBMO UK High Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£99.66M£3.93M40.952,980Gap UpGMPGabelli Merger Plus+ TrustN/AGBX 8flatN/AN/A£82.67M£540.33M27.51N/ACTPCastleton TechnologyN/AN/AN/AN/A£77.42M£25.08M20.60169ETEstablishment Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£43.40M£-2,924,000.00-10.9612,600Gap UpPVRProvidence ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£34.84MN/A-3.192Gap DownCEGChallenger Energy GroupN/AGBX 8.82+0.8%N/A+5,778.4%£27.15M£5.19M-1.3213,400CLPClear LeisureN/AN/AN/AN/A£24.23M£39,000.00-13.504Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Anglo-Eastern Plantations Alternatives Next 15 Group Alternatives Premier Asset Management Group Alternatives BMO UK High Income Trust Alternatives Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Alternatives Castleton Technology Alternatives Establishment Investment Trust Alternatives Providence Resources Alternatives Challenger Energy Group Alternatives Clear Leisure Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:UTL) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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