Unitil (UTL) Competitors $54.11 -1.83 (-3.27%) (As of 05:12 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends UTL vs. MGEE, OTTR, HE, ARRY, NEE, SO, DUK, EIX, PPL, and FEShould you be buying Unitil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unitil include MGE Energy (MGEE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Array Technologies (ARRY), NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), Duke Energy (DUK), Edison International (EIX), PPL (PPL), and FirstEnergy (FE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Unitil vs. MGE Energy Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Array Technologies NextEra Energy Southern Duke Energy Edison International PPL FirstEnergy Unitil (NYSE:UTL) and MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, UTL or MGEE? MGE Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Unitil. Unitil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnitil$496.90M1.76$45.20M$2.9318.47MGE Energy$670.18M5.02$117.70M$3.2728.41 Does the media favor UTL or MGEE? In the previous week, MGE Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MGE Energy and 1 mentions for Unitil. Unitil's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat MGE Energy's score of 1.58 indicating that Unitil is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unitil 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive MGE Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, UTL or MGEE? Unitil has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGE Energy has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UTL or MGEE a better dividend stock? Unitil pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Unitil pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGE Energy pays out 55.0% 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. MGE Energy has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Is UTL or MGEE more profitable? MGE Energy has a net margin of 17.70% compared to Unitil's net margin of 9.46%. MGE Energy's return on equity of 10.18% beat Unitil's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unitil9.46% 9.43% 2.79% MGE Energy 17.70%10.18%4.38% Do insiders and institutionals believe in UTL or MGEE? 76.8% of Unitil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of MGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Unitil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of MGE Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer UTL or MGEE? MGE Energy has a consensus target price of $74.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.34%. Given MGE Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MGE Energy is more favorable than Unitil.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unitil 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00MGE Energy 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UTL or MGEE? Unitil received 122 more outperform votes than MGE Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.79% of users gave Unitil an outperform vote while only 54.82% of users gave MGE Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnitilOutperform Votes33861.79% Underperform Votes20938.21% MGE EnergyOutperform Votes21654.82% Underperform Votes17845.18% SummaryMGE Energy beats Unitil on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 ExcelMetricUnitilElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$875.99M$19.56B$13.27B$19.11BDividend Yield3.01%3.41%4.05%3.51%P/E Ratio18.4719.4099.1341.74Price / Sales1.762.1230.6716.77Price / Cash8.128.4518.2021.73Price / Book1.781.742.205.27Net Income$45.20M$896.09M$623.37M$987.88M7 Day Performance-6.11%-4.11%-2.19%-5.42%1 Month Performance-7.38%-4.71%-2.61%-2.60%1 Year Performance5.07%1.38%4.67%12.55% Unitil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTLUnitil3.4685 of 5 stars$54.11-3.3%N/A+10.6%$875.99M$496.90M18.47536News CoveragePositive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.224 of 5 stars$96.00-1.8%$74.00-22.9%+30.4%$3.48B$670.18M29.89700Positive NewsOTTROtter Tail2.1928 of 5 stars$75.73-0.2%N/A-3.2%$3.17B$1.35B10.472,655HEHawaiian Electric Industries1.9368 of 5 stars$10.23+0.3%$11.00+7.5%-28.4%$1.76B$3.69B-0.863,706Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑ARRYArray Technologies4.2 of 5 stars$5.21-5.8%$11.57+122.1%-71.1%$791.62M$982.19M-5.701,028Analyst ForecastNEENextEra Energy4.9541 of 5 stars$72.96-0.9%$87.15+19.5%+17.5%$150.04B$26.25B21.7816,800Positive NewsSOSouthern4.6766 of 5 stars$81.97-1.5%$90.14+10.0%+17.5%$89.81B$26.43B19.3528,100Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.7619 of 5 stars$107.59-1.1%$122.23+13.6%+11.7%$83.11B$30.21B20.0027,037Positive NewsEIXEdison International4.9889 of 5 stars$81.29-0.7%$88.75+9.2%+14.9%$31.47B$17.32B24.0114,375Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓PPLPPL3.9594 of 5 stars$32.36+0.2%$34.09+5.3%+19.9%$23.88B$8.31B28.836,629Analyst ForecastFEFirstEnergy4.5159 of 5 stars$40.01-0.6%$46.27+15.7%+7.7%$23.06B$12.87B25.9012,042Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGE Energy Alternatives Otter Tail Alternatives Hawaiian Electric Industries Alternatives Array Technologies Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives Edison International Alternatives PPL Alternatives FirstEnergy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:UTL) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowIt’s here. 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