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UTL vs AVA // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
UNITIL Corporation (NYSE) VS. Avista Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: UTL 4
— AVA 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: AVA
LAST: $55.02 (+0.49%) • MKT CAP: $1.00B
dividend-safety
3.00%
LAST: $37.45 (+1.19%) • MKT CAP: $3.14B
dividend-safety
5.07%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (UTL VS. AVA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | UTL | AVA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.50% | 10.40% | -3.90 | AVA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.3x | 3.7x | +2.60 | AVA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -5.36% | -3.22% | -2.14 | AVA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 18.90% | 18.00% | +0.90 | UTL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.40% | 9.80% | -0.40 | AVA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.30% | 1.30% | +7.00 | UTL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 3.00% | 5.07% | -2.07 | AVA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 0.84 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 4/9 | +2.00 | UTL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.3 | 60.3 | +6.10 | UTL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.6x | 15.2x | +3.40 | AVA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.00B | $3.14B | -$2.13B | AVA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | UTL REV | AVA REV | UTL GROSS % | AVA GROSS % | UTL FCF | AVA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $536.0M | $1.96B | — | — | -$53.8M | -$101.0M |
| FY 2024 | $494.8M | $1.94B | — | — | -$44.0M | $1.0M |
| FY 2023 | $557.1M | $1.75B | — | — | $107.0M | $447.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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