UTL (Unitil) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.40% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Unitil 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Unitil's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.40%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Unitil's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

UTL' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -39.4 Med: -2.1 Max: -0.2
Current: -0.4

During the past 13 years, Unitil's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.20%. The lowest was -39.40%. And the median was -2.10%.

UTL's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
70.69% of 232 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: -1.7 vs UTL: -0.40

Competitive Comparison of Unitil's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Unitil's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Unitil's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Unitil's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Unitil's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Unitil 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Unitil (NYSE:UTL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Unitil Business Description

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Address

6 Liberty Lane West, Hampton, NH, USA, 03842-1720

Website

https://www.unitil.com

Unitil Corp is a holding company, through its subsidiaries it is engaged in the local distribution of electricity and natural gas throughout its service territories in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. The Company has two operating and reportable segments: Utility Electric Operations and Utility Gas Operations. Majority of revenue is gained from Electric Segment.

Executives

Todd R Diggins	officer: Controller and CAO	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Anne L. Alonzo	director	601 WEST FIRST AVENUE, SUITE 1600, SPOKANE WA 99201
Neveen F Awad	director	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Justin Eisfeller	officer: VP, IT & CTO	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Todd R Black	officer: SR. VICE PRESIDENT	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Robert B Hevert	officer: Senior Vice President	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Meissner Thomas P Jr	officer: Sr. Vice President	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Daniel J Hurstak	officer: Controller	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Winfield S Brown	director	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Justine Vogel	director	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03857
Suzanne Foster	director	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Christine L Vaughan	officer: SVP, Fin. & Regulatory Svcs	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Christopher J Leblanc	officer: Vice President	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Elfner Albert H Iii	director	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
David P Brownell	director	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842