Louise Beardmore Acquires 17 Shares of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore purchased 17 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,069 ($13.98) per share, for a total transaction of £181.73 ($237.65).

Louise Beardmore also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 18th, Louise Beardmore sold 4,197 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,017 ($13.30), for a total transaction of £42,683.49 ($55,817.30).

United Utilities Group Price Performance

UU opened at GBX 1,058 ($13.84) on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,019.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,028.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.21 billion, a PE ratio of 5,544.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. United Utilities Group PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 904.40 ($11.83) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,139.50 ($14.90).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UU has been the subject of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Friday, July 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,230 ($16.08) price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,260 ($16.48).

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.