Distributes electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $923.1M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 19× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 74% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 6% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 15% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 52 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 20/100.
On our five-subject report card, UTL sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: UTL is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.