LON:UUUnited Utilities Group Share Price, Forecast & News

United Utilities Group's stock was trading at GBX 879.80 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UU shares have increased by 2.3% and is now trading at GBX 900.20. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Utilities Group in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for United Utilities Group.

United Utilities Group announced a dividend on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be paid a dividend of GBX 28.40 per share on Monday, August 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 3.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 25th. This is a boost from United Utilities Group's previous dividend of GBX 14.20. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View United Utilities Group's dividend history.

9 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for United Utilities Group's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 910 to GBX 1,128. On average, they anticipate United Utilities Group's stock price to reach GBX 1,008.11 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for United Utilities Group.

News coverage about UU stock has been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Utilities Group earned a news impact score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about United Utilities Group.

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United Utilities Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "UU."

Shares of UU and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

One share of UU stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 900.20.

United Utilities Group has a market capitalization of £6.14 billion and generates £1.86 billion in revenue each year. United Utilities Group employs 5,347 workers across the globe.

The official website for United Utilities Group is www.unitedutilities.com.

United Utilities Group's mailing address is Haweswater HSE, Lingley Green Avenue, WARRINGTON, WA5 3LP, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1925-237000.