United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of GBX 1,419.17

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,419.17.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on UU shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,320 to GBX 1,350 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup lowered 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 report on Tuesday, June 16th.

United Utilities Group Price Performance

UU stock opened at GBX 1,417 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,391.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,356.65. The stock has a market cap of £9.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65, a current ratio of 2.55 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

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.