United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the seven analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,429.57.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on UU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,450 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued 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 boosted their price target for the company from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th.

United Utilities Group Price Performance

LON:UU opened at GBX 1,308 on Friday. 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 firm has a market cap of £8.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,347.31 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,286.12.

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