Shares of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU – Get Rating) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Hold" by the six analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,145 ($14.22).
Separately, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,025 ($12.73) to GBX 1,100 ($13.66) and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 13th.
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UU stock opened at GBX 1,035.50 ($12.86) on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of £7.06 billion, a PE ratio of 1,432.43, a PEG ratio of 138.87 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,047.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,005.26. United Utilities Group has a 1 year low of GBX 813.20 ($10.10) and a 1 year high of GBX 1,186.88 ($14.74). The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 264.63.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Steven L. Mogford sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,054 ($13.09), for a total transaction of £368,900 ($458,147.04). Company insiders own 0.07% of the company's stock.
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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