United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,168.35 and traded as high as GBX 1,230.50. United Utilities Group shares last traded at GBX 1,206.50, with a volume of 1,952,430 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on UU shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,261 to GBX 1,327 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 1,275 target price on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,379.

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £8.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.37, 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 stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 1,201.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,168.80.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported GBX 52.80 EPS for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 6.51%. Analysts predict that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at United Utilities Group

In related news, insider Phil Aspin sold 23,367 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,233, for a total transaction of £288,115.11. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

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