Unitil (UTL) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) is expected to be issuing its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Monday, August 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.28 per share and revenue of $101.00 million for the quarter.

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $207.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $193.03 million. Unitil had a return on equity of 9.49% and a net margin of 9.74%. On average, analysts expect Unitil to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Unitil Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UTL opened at $51.82 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $842.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 0.63. Unitil has a 52 week low of $50.34 and a 52 week high of $63.52. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $52.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

Unitil Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. Unitil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.43%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Unitil

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of UTL. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Unitil by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 9,478 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $547,000 after acquiring an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Unitil by 37.0% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 12,083 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $697,000 after purchasing an additional 3,263 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Unitil by 18.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 67,293 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,882,000 after purchasing an additional 10,572 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Unitil by 63.3% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 33,529 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,934,000 after purchasing an additional 13,000 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Unitil by 64.6% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 86,678 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,000,000 after purchasing an additional 34,017 shares during the period. 76.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Unitil

Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through two segments, Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations. The company distributes electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire, and the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts; and distributes natural gas in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine, including the city of Portland and the Lewiston-Auburn area, as well as electricity and natural gas in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts.