United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Given “Hold” Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

United Utilities Group (LON:UU)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report issued on Thursday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 1,350 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group‘s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 12.34% from the stock’s previous close.

United Utilities Group Price Performance

United Utilities Group stock opened at GBX 1,540 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65, a current ratio of 2.55 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,436.08 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,367.81. The stock has a market capitalization of £10.55 billion, a PE ratio of 83.13, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported GBX 56.30 earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 27.72% and a net margin of 22.43%. The firm had revenue of GBX 146.20 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that United Utilities Group will post 50.97 EPS for the current 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.