United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of GBX 1,419.17

Shares of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,419.17.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reduced 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 report on Tuesday, June 16th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,320 to GBX 1,350 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd.

United Utilities Group Stock Up 1.3%

UU stock opened at GBX 1,416 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,394.80 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,358.62. The company has a market cap of £9.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.43, a P/E/G 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.

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.