United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Insider Acquires £181.65 in Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Phil Aspin purchased 15 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,211 per share, with a total value of £181.65.

Phil Aspin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 13th, Phil Aspin purchased 15 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,117 per share, with a total value of £167.55.
• On Thursday, September 11th, Phil Aspin acquired 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,130 per share, with a total value of £192.10.

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

Shares of UU stock opened at GBX 1,187 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £8.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,170.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,145.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.79.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported GBX 52.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 6.51%. On average, research analysts predict that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on UU shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 1,275 price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup upped their target price on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,261 to GBX 1,327 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Barclays upgraded United Utilities Group to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from GBX 1,280 to GBX 1,535 in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, United Utilities Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,379.

About United Utilities Group

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.