United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Insider Phil Aspin Buys 17 Shares

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Phil Aspin acquired 17 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,130 per share, for a total transaction of £192.10.

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

• On Monday, August 11th, Phil Aspin bought 16 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,132 per share, for a total transaction of £181.12.
• On Friday, July 11th, Phil Aspin bought 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,097 per share, for a total transaction of £186.49.
• On Monday, June 16th, Phil Aspin sold 11,682 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,161, for a total value of £135,628.02.

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON UU opened at GBX 1,147.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.79. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,128.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,096.55. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barclays raised shares of United Utilities Group to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from GBX 1,280 to GBX 1,535 in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United Utilities Group presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,535.

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.