United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU - Get Free Report) insider Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,130 per share, for a total transaction of £192.10.
Louise Beardmore also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, July 11th, Louise Beardmore bought 16 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,097 per share, with a total value of £175.52.
- On Monday, June 16th, Louise Beardmore sold 4,691 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,161, for a total value of £54,462.51.
United Utilities Group Trading Down 1.6%
Shares of LON:UU traded down GBX 18 during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 1,136. 909,990 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 328,047. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.78 billion, a PE ratio of 61.32, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,130.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,100.14.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Barclays raised shares of United Utilities Group to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the company from GBX 1,280 to GBX 1,535 in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,535.
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About United Utilities Group
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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.
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