Head to head
Unitil vs Sempra Energy
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: UTL · SRE
UTL
Unitil
51.77+1.15%
1-year price shape — +13% over the period
Quant Rating C · 66/100
vs
SRE
Sempra Energy
79.69-0.35%
1-year price shape — -13% over the period
Quant Rating D · 26/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Unitil edges it on the scoreable measures. Unitil has the highest Quant Rating (66); Unitil has done best over the past year (+13%); Unitil trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| UTL | SRE | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Utilities - Diversified | Utilities - Diversified |
| Last price | 51.77 | 79.69 |
| Change today | +1.15% | -0.35% |
| 1-year return | +13.3% | -12.7% |
| Market cap | $944.11M | $52.11B |
| 52-week range | 45.26 – 56.76 | 76.21 – 99.49 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 16.49 | 23.03 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 7th | 58th |
| P/B | 1.47 | 1.59 |
| Dividend yield | 3.57% | 3.27% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 2.97 | 2.75 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $54.16M | $1.80B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $596.50M | $13.55B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +14.0% | -0.1% |
| Gross margin | 40.3% | 49.8% |
| Operating margin | 18.9% | 25.5% |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 16.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-45.50M | $-5.24B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 85.5% | 94.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 47 buy / 0 sell | 43 buy / 7 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 3.9% | 1.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% hold (1) | 92% buy / 8% hold (13) |
| Analyst price target | $55 (+6%) | $103 (+29%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (66) | D (26) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 595 | 15,938 |
| Founded | 1984 | 1996 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.