United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) shares crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,190.45 and traded as high as GBX 1,372.50. United Utilities Group shares last traded at GBX 1,350, with a volume of 2,338,859 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UU has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 1,275 price target on shares of United Utilities Group in a report on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,261 to GBX 1,327 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,379.

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £9.19 billion, a PE ratio of 72.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.79. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,234.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,191.81.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other United Utilities Group news, insider Marina Wyatt bought 2,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,269 per share, with a total value of £30,456. Also, insider Phil Aspin sold 23,367 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,233, for a total value of £288,115.11. Insiders acquired a total of 2,426 shares of company stock worth $3,079,348 in the last ninety days. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

United Utilities Group Company Profile

United Utilities Group PLC provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom. It is involved in the renewable energy generation, corporate trustee, financing, and property management activities; and provision of consulting, and project management services. The company operates 43,000 kilometers of water pipes; and 79,000 kilometers of wastewater pipes. United Utilities Group PLC was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Warrington, the United Kingdom.