UNITIL Corporation (UTL) Stock Analysis
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Utilities · Utilities - Diversified
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $53.48 — A.R:R is negative (-1.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.9% away).
Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through two segments, Utility Electric Operations and Utility Gas Operations. The company distributes electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $53.48 — A.R:R is negative (-1.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 64, MACD bullish. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 30d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Negative sentiment — recent news tone and/or analyst downgrades drag the composite below neutral.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $53.48 — A.R:R is negative (-1.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 64, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $51.06. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $52.94 (-1.0% upside). Prior stop was $51.06. Stop-loss: $51.06.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.9% away); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.5): -0.5.
UNITIL Corporation trades at a P/E of 17.1 (forward 15.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover UTL with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $56.
What does UNITIL Corporation do?Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It...
Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through two segments, Utility Electric Operations and 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; greater Bangor area of central Maine; and capital city of Augusta, as well as electricity and natural gas in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts. It also operates 85 miles of interstate underground natural gas transmission pipeline that provides interstate natural gas pipeline access and transportation services primarily in Maine and New Hampshire. In addition, the company provides real estate management services. It serves approximately 110,100 electric customers and 105,000 natural gas customers. Unitil Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire.