United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Insider Louise Beardmore Purchases 13 Shares

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore purchased 13 shares of United Utilities Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,298 per share, for a total transaction of £168.74.

United Utilities Group Price Performance

Shares of LON UU opened at GBX 1,309.50 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,215.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,182.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89. The company has a market cap of £8.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.68, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported GBX 52.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 6.35%. As a group, research analysts anticipate 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 equities research analysts have commented on UU shares. Citigroup upped their price target on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,261 to GBX 1,327 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 1,275 price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,379.

About United Utilities Group

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.