Insider Buying: United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Acquires 17 Shares of Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,066 ($13.72) per share, for a total transaction of £181.22 ($233.20).

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

• On Monday, October 14th, Louise Beardmore bought 18 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,028 ($13.23) per share, for a total transaction of £185.04 ($238.12).
• On Thursday, September 19th, Louise Beardmore sold 8,471 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,058 ($13.61), for a total transaction of £89,623.18 ($115,330.30).
• On Wednesday, September 11th, Louise Beardmore acquired 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,069 ($13.76) per share, with a total value of £181.73 ($233.86).

United Utilities Group Stock Up 0.2 %

United Utilities Group stock opened at GBX 1,048.50 ($13.49) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5,518.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,051.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,034.18.

United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 19th will be issued a GBX 17.28 ($0.22) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.65%. United Utilities Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26,315.79%.

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.