Insider Buying: United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Buys 14 Shares of Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU - Get Free Report) insider Phil Aspin bought 14 shares of United Utilities Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,163 ($15.83) per share, for a total transaction of £162.82 ($221.67).

United Utilities Group Stock Up 0.3%

United Utilities Group stock traded up GBX 3.50 ($0.05) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,171.50 ($15.95). The company's stock had a trading volume of 847,824 shares, compared to its average volume of 328,047. The stock has a market cap of £8.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 1,111.78 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,049.34.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 49.60 ($0.68) earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 6.35%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current 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.