Marina Wyatt Acquires 2,400 Shares of United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Marina Wyatt bought 2,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,269 per share, with a total value of £30,456.

United Utilities Group Trading Down 0.2%

UU opened at GBX 1,276 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £8.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.88, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,211.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,178.53.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported GBX 52.80 earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 6.35%. On average, equities research analysts predict that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UU has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,261 to GBX 1,327 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 1,275 price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Friday, November 7th. 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.