Unitil (UTL) to Release Earnings on Monday

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) will release its earnings data after the market closes on Monday, November 4th. Analysts expect Unitil to post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter. Persons interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Unitil (NYSE:UTL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.04. Unitil had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 9.74%. The company had revenue of $95.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $94.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.25 EPS. On average, analysts expect Unitil to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Unitil Trading Down 2.7 %

UTL opened at $56.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $55.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $910.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.65 and a beta of 0.60. Unitil has a 1-year low of $45.26 and a 1-year high of $63.52.

Unitil Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.425 per share. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. Unitil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.29%.

Unitil Company Profile

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.