United Utilities Group (UU) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. United Utilities Group PLC was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Warrington, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,381 to 1,420
• 50-Day Range: 1,252.50 to 1,434
• 52-Week Range: N/A
• Volume: 1.33 million shs
• Average Volume: 328,047 shs
• Market Capitalization: £9.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 75.00
• Dividend Yield: 5.11%
• Price Target: GBX 1,429.57
• Consensus Rating: Hold

United Utilities Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Utilities Group scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

United Utilities Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for United Utilities Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Utilities Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Utilities Group is 75.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Utilities Group is 75.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.71.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

United Utilities Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.69. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Utilities Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.89. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for UU.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

United Utilities Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

United Utilities Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of United Utilities Group is 269.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

United Utilities Group has a news sentiment score of 1.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for United Utilities Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for UU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of United Utilities Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Utilities Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £337.48 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of United Utilities Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.25% of the stock of United Utilities Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/08/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:UU
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.unitedutilities.com
• Phone: +44-1925-237000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Utilities Group: GBX 1,429.57
• High Price Target: GBX 1,550
• Low Price Target: GBX 1,275
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 18.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 75.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.26
• P/E Growth: 0.69
• Net Income: £127.46 million
• Net Margins: 22.43%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 27.72%
• Return on Assets: 2.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 512.65
• Current Ratio: 2.55
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.86
• Cash Flow: GBX 104.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.25
• Book Value: GBX 284.25 per share
• Price / Book: 4.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 684,939,574
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £9.52 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59