United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Receives GBX 1,419.17 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,419.17.

UU has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup dropped their price target on United Utilities Group from £152.50 to GBX 1,340 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted 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 report on Monday, August 3rd.

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of United Utilities Group stock opened at GBX 1,324 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,383.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,353.77. The company has a market capitalization of £9.07 billion, a PE ratio of 71.47, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Phil Aspin sold 24,566 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,306, for a total value of £320,831.96. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.