United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 1,429.57.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on UU shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,450 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 1,320 price target on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of United Utilities Group to a “sector perform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th.

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.8%

United Utilities Group stock opened at GBX 1,400 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,346.64 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,269.58. The company has a market cap of £9.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.57, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported GBX 107.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 261.63 billion during the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 22.43% and a return on equity of 27.72%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that United Utilities Group will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.