United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Insider Purchases £168.74 in Stock

Posted by Paula Ricardo on Feb 12th, 2026

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU – Get Free Report) insider Louise Beardmore purchased 13 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,298 per share, with a total value of £168.74.

United Utilities Group Trading Up 2.0%

LON UU traded up GBX 26 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,309.50. 1,198,017 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 328,047. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,213.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,181.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market capitalization of £8.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported GBX 52.80 earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 6.35%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UU has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,261 to GBX 1,327 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 1,275 price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,379.

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About United Utilities Group

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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.