Insider Buying: UIL (LON:UTL) Insider Buys 9,688 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• UIL Limited insider Stuart Bridges purchased 9,688 shares at an average cost of GBX 142 per share, totaling approximately £13,757.
• The company's stock traded down 2.5% to GBX 143.36, with a significant trading volume of 56,959 shares compared to its average of 11,856.
• UIL reported earnings of GBX 11.91 EPS for the last quarter, with a net margin of 156.15% but a negative return on equity of 16.21%.

UIL Limited (LON:UTL - Get Free Report) insider Stuart Bridges bought 9,688 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 142 per share, with a total value of £13,756.96.

UIL Trading Down 2.5%

LON:UTL traded down GBX 3.64 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 143.36. The stock had a trading volume of 56,959 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,856. UIL Limited has a 1-year low of GBX 92 and a 1-year high of GBX 147. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 130.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 120.59. The company has a market cap of £132.59 million, a PE ratio of -624.66 and a beta of 0.80.

UIL (LON:UTL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 30th. The company reported GBX 11.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. UIL had a net margin of 156.15% and a negative return on equity of 16.21%.

UIL Company Profile

UIL Limited is focused on uncovering investments with underlying value. UIL's investment objective is to maximise shareholder returns by identifying and investing in investments worldwide where the underlying value is not fully recognised. UIL Limited (formerly Utilico Investments Limited and Utilico Limited) is an exempted closed-end Bermuda incorporated investment company, established as a successor to Utilico Investment Trust plc.

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