The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%.
Gabelli Utility Trust
GUT · USD · Market cap $570M
The Gabelli Utility Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-06-14
Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markup label.
Gabelli Utility Trust holds its Markup at $6.36. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 435 days.
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 435 days |
| Price at the screen | $6.36 |
| Valuation | 11.78 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 30.0 |
| Beta | 0.54 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Financial sector: Financial
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Financial sector: Financial | Fail |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Business, in Plain Words| Trailing P/E | 11.8xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.54 |
| Revenue growth | +21.9%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | 421.4%highly profitable on every dollar of sales |
| Return on equity | 15.0%a solid return on shareholder capital |
| Dividend yield | 943.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.00minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Beta | 0.54steadier than the market |
| 52-week range | 5.42 - 6.39 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $570M |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $6.15 | +2.7% | $0.05 | $1,035 | +3.5% |
| 2 months | $6.00 | +5.2% | $0.10 | $1,069 | +6.9% |
| 3 months | $5.94 | +6.3% | $0.15 | $1,088 | +8.8% |
| 6 months | $5.78 | +9.3% | $0.30 | $1,145 | +14.5% |
| 1 year | $5.14 | +22.8% | $0.60 | $1,344 | +34.4% |
| 2 years | $4.78 | +32.1% | $1.20 | $1,571 | +57.1% |
| 3 years | $5.00 | +26.3% | $1.78 | $1,619 | +61.9% |
| 5 years | $4.73 | +33.5% | $2.95 | $1,958 | +95.8% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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