United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock: Insider Phil Aspin Purchases 12 Shares

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU – Get Free Report) insider Phil Aspin bought 12 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,540 per share, for a total transaction of £184.80.

United Utilities Group Stock Up 1.9%

United Utilities Group stock opened at GBX 1,570 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 1,438.84 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,369.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65. The company has a market cap of £10.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported GBX 56.30 EPS for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 22.43% and a return on equity of 27.72%. The company had revenue of GBX 146.20 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts expect that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 1,350 target price on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, United Utilities Group presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 1,448.

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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.

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