UU vs. SVT, PNN, SSE, CNA, UKW, DRX, GLO, TEP, YU, and JEL
Should you be buying United Utilities Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Utilities Group include Severn Trent (SVT), Pennon Group (PNN), SSE (SSE), Centrica (CNA), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Drax Group (DRX), ContourGlobal (GLO), Telecom Plus (TEP), Yü Group (YU), and Jersey Electricity (JEL). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
United Utilities Group vs. Its Competitors
United Utilities Group (LON:UU) and Severn Trent (LON:SVT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, United Utilities Group had 9 more articles in the media than Severn Trent. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for United Utilities Group and 1 mentions for Severn Trent. United Utilities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Severn Trent's score of -0.98 indicating that United Utilities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United Utilities Group has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
65.3% of United Utilities Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.2% of Severn Trent shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Utilities Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
United Utilities Group has a net margin of 6.51% compared to Severn Trent's net margin of 6.00%. Severn Trent's return on equity of 10.40% beat United Utilities Group's return on equity.
Severn Trent has higher revenue and earnings than United Utilities Group. United Utilities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Severn Trent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
United Utilities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. United Utilities Group pays out 269.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Severn Trent pays out 155.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
United Utilities Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,535, suggesting a potential upside of 33.54%. Severn Trent has a consensus target price of GBX 2,992.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.05%. Given United Utilities Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United Utilities Group is more favorable than Severn Trent.
Summary
United Utilities Group beats Severn Trent on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:UU) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
