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UNITIL CORP

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UNITIL CORP

UTL·NYSE·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0000755001

UNITIL CORPORATION is a public utility holding company incorporated in New Hampshire in 1984. Its principal business involves the local distribution of electricity and natural gas to approximately 215,100 customers across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. Unitil operates through several wholly-owned subsidiaries. Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., organized in New Hampshire in 1901, is an electric distribution utility. Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, organized in Massachusetts in 1852, is an electric and natural gas distribution utility. Northern Utilities, Inc., organized in New Hampshire in 1979, Bangor Natural Gas Company, organized in Maine in 1998, and Maine Natural Gas Corporation, organized in Maine in 1998, are all natural gas distribution utilities. Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., organized in New Hampshire in 1955, operates a natural gas transmission pipeline. Unitil Power Corp., organized in New Hampshire in 1984, is a wholesale electric power utility. Unitil Service Corp., organized in New Hampshire in 1984, is a utility service company. Unitil Realty Corp., organized in New Hampshire in 1986, manages real estate. Unitil Resources, Inc., organized in New Hampshire in 1993, provides non-regulated energy services. Unitil Water Corp., organized in New Hampshire in 2025, is a non-regulated company. Unitil and its subsidiaries are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as a holding company system.

UNITIL CORP (NYSE:UTL) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 12 items for UTL at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-03, rated 7/10. Across its 12 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for UTL spans 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Unitil Q2 Earnings Rise on Rate Hikes, Closes Aquarion Water Acquisition
  • Unitil Q2 Net Income Rises to $4.7M on Higher Rates, Customer Growth
  • Unitil Completes Aquarion NH Acquisition, Secures $136M Credit Facility
  • Unitil Completes Strategic Water Utility Acquisition, Secures $50M Loan
  • Unitil Unveils $1.2B Capex Plan, Record Earnings, and 5.6% Dividend Hike

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$536M
Net Income
$50.2M
Diluted EPS
$2.97
Op. Cash Flow
$131.3M
Free Cash Flow
-$53.8M
Operating Income
$101.2M
Cash & Equivalents
$15.6M
Total Debt
$670.5M
Debt / Equity
1.10×
Net Margin
9.4%
Shares Outstanding
17.92M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-09 · accession 0001193125-26-042983

Short Interest & Short Volume

6.02 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 714,417 shares in UTL as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.3% increase from the prior period — about 6.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 85.8% of UTL volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)714,417 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 2.3%
Days to cover6.02 at avg daily volume of 118,694
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)85.8% of 94,067 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume68.3%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$51.2
52-week range · as of 2026-08-03 $44.61 – $57.26
Market cap
$933.72M
Volume
395.9K (2.7× avg)
3-mo avg 148.2K
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:36 UTC · Market closed

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Aug 03, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
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Importance Score:
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Jul 07, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
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May 15, 2026, 4:53 PM EDT
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May 05, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
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Price at Filing: $50.41
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Change: +$0.790 (+2%) info
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May 04, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $52.47
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Change: -$1.27 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $933.718M info
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May 04, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT
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Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $52.47
Real-time Price: $51.20 info
Change: -$1.27 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $933.718M info
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Apr 29, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $52.99
Real-time Price: $51.20 info
Change: -$1.79 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $933.718M info
UTL
Apr 29, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $52.99
Real-time Price: $51.20 info
Change: -$1.79 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $933.718M info
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Feb 24, 2026, 4:31 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $51.84
Real-time Price: $51.20 info
Change: -$0.640 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $933.718M info
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Feb 09, 2026, 5:01 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $52.50
Real-time Price: $51.20 info
Change: -$1.30 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $933.718M info
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