United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Insider Buys £168.74 in Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore bought 13 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,298 per share, for a total transaction of £168.74.

United Utilities Group Price Performance

Shares of UU opened at GBX 1,363 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £9.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,217.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,184.15.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last released its 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%. Analysts expect that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on UU shares. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 1,275 target price on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of 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. 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, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.