United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU – Get Rating) insider Louise Beardmore purchased 18 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,043 ($12.71) per share, with a total value of £187.74 ($228.73).
Louise Beardmore also recently made the following trade(s):
Get United Utilities Group alerts:- On Monday, December 12th, Louise Beardmore purchased 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,032 ($12.57) per share, with a total value of £175.44 ($213.74).
United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.5 %
Shares of UU stock opened at GBX 1,045.50 ($12.74) on Friday. United Utilities Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 813.20 ($9.91) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,186.88 ($14.46). The stock has a market cap of £7.13 billion and a P/E ratio of 1,387.33. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,018.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,016.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 264.63.
United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, December 22nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 15.17 ($0.18) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 22nd. United Utilities Group's payout ratio is currently 5,866.67%.Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
UU has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,100 ($13.40) to GBX 1,025 ($12.49) and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 4th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a GBX 1,250 ($15.23) price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Thursday, November 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 1,000 ($12.18) price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Thursday, November 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 1,230 ($14.99) price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Tuesday, October 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, United Utilities Group has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 1,097 ($13.37).
United Utilities Group Company Profile
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United Utilities Group PLC provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the renewable energy generation, corporate trustee, financing, and property management activities; and provision of consulting, and project management services. The company operates 42,000 kilometers of water pipes; and 78,000 km of wastewater pipes.
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