Louise Beardmore Purchases 13 Shares of United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore bought 13 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 13th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,350 per share, with a total value of £175.50.

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of LON UU opened at GBX 1,366 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £9.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 73.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,333.55 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,310.36.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on UU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of 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. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of United Utilities Group from £152.50 to GBX 1,340 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised United Utilities Group to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 1,320 price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 1,431.43.

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.