United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average of $1,010.06

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU – Get Rating)’s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,010.06 ($12.15) and traded as high as GBX 1,039.50 ($12.50). United Utilities Group shares last traded at GBX 1,036.50 ($12.46), with a volume of 1,237,524 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UU has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 1,000 ($12.03) price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Thursday, November 24th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,025 ($12.33) to GBX 1,100 ($13.23) and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 13th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a GBX 1,250 ($15.03) price target on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Thursday, November 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,112 ($13.37).

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 264.63, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.38. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,041.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,010.06. The company has a market cap of £7.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,346.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 138.87 and a beta of 0.45.

United Utilities Group Company Profile

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United Utilities Group PLC provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the renewable energy generation, corporate trustee, financing, and property management activities; and provision of consulting, and project management services. The company operates 42,000 kilometers of water pipes; and 78,000 km of wastewater pipes.