Marina Wyatt Acquires 2,400 Shares of United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Marina Wyatt acquired 2,400 shares of United Utilities Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,269 per share, for a total transaction of £30,456.

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

LON UU opened at GBX 1,286.50 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89. The stock has a market cap of £8.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,210.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,177.15.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on UU. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 1,275 price target on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup lifted 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,379.

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.