United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of GBX 1,419.17 According to Brokerages

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,419.17.

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,320 to GBX 1,350 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of United Utilities Group from £152.50 to GBX 1,340 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th.

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of LON UU opened at GBX 1,418 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £9.71 billion, a PE ratio of 76.54, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.55. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,393.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,357.36.

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.