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

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,431.43.

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. 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. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,450 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. 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, Citigroup reduced their price target 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 Down 0.5%

Shares of UU opened at GBX 1,309 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £8.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,335.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,299.43.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported GBX 107.10 earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 22.43% and a return on equity of 27.72%. The business had revenue of GBX 261.63 billion for the quarter. 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.