United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Insider Buys £166.68 in Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Phil Aspin bought 12 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,389 per share, with a total value of £166.68.

Phil Aspin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 11th, Phil Aspin bought 13 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,298 per share, with a total value of £168.74.

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.8%

UU stock traded up GBX 10.50 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 1,400. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,668,092 shares, compared to its average volume of 328,047. The company has a market capitalization of £9.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.59. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,346.64 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,269.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.55.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported GBX 107.10 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of GBX 261.63 billion during the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 27.72% and a net margin of 22.43%. As a group, equities analysts expect that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on UU. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded United Utilities Group to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,450 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 1,320 price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, United Utilities Group presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 1,429.57.

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.