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

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

United Utilities Group Price Performance

Shares of UU opened at GBX 1,351 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,331.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,312.98. The company has a market cap of £9.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 72.92, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported GBX 107.10 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of GBX 261.63 billion during the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 22.43% and a return on equity of 27.72%. Analysts anticipate that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on UU shares. Citigroup decreased their target price on United Utilities Group from £152.50 to GBX 1,340 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised United Utilities Group to a “sector perform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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 research report on Monday, April 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 1,320 target price on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United Utilities Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price 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.