United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU – Get Rating) insider Louise Beardmore acquired 18 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 acquired 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 Stock Down 0.8 %
Shares of LON:UU opened at GBX 1,037 ($12.63) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 264.63, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.38. United Utilities Group PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 813.20 ($9.91) and a 1 year high of GBX 1,186.88 ($14.46). The stock has a market capitalization of £7.07 billion and a P/E ratio of 1,382.67. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,020.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,016.14.
United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 22nd will be issued a dividend of GBX 15.17 ($0.18) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 22nd. United Utilities Group's payout ratio is currently 5,866.67%.Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently commented on UU shares. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set 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 restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 1,000 ($12.18) price target on shares of United Utilities Group in a report on Thursday, November 24th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 1,230 ($14.99) price target on shares of United Utilities Group in a report on Tuesday, October 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target 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 report on Tuesday, October 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, United Utilities Group presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 1,097 ($13.37).
About United Utilities Group
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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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