United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,058.09 ($14.22) and traded as high as GBX 1,125.09 ($15.12). United Utilities Group shares last traded at GBX 1,118 ($15.02), with a volume of 2,949,329 shares traded.

United Utilities Group Trading Down 1.3%

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,138.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,061.13. 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 company has a market cap of £7.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.67, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 49.60 ($0.67) EPS for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 6.51%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Louise Beardmore sold 4,691 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,161 ($15.60), for a total value of £54,462.51 ($73,192.46). Also, insider Ian El-Mokadem acquired 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,168 ($15.70) per share, with a total value of £35,040 ($47,090.44). Insiders purchased a total of 3,063 shares of company stock valued at $3,575,091 in the last quarter. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.