Insider Buying: United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Insider Purchases £175.50 in Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Phil Aspin acquired 13 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,350 per share, for a total transaction of £175.50.

Phil Aspin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 30th, Phil Aspin sold 24,566 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,306, for a total value of £320,831.96.
• On Monday, May 11th, Phil Aspin bought 12 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,389 per share, with a total value of £166.68.

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of UU stock opened at GBX 1,366 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65. The company has a market capitalization of £9.36 billion, a PE ratio of 73.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,333.55 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,310.36.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported GBX 107.10 earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 27.72% and a net margin of 22.43%.The firm had revenue of GBX 261.63 billion for the quarter. Analysts forecast that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on UU. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 1,320 price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,450 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on United Utilities Group from £152.50 to GBX 1,340 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of United Utilities Group to a “sector perform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from GBX 1,450 to GBX 1,550 in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 1,431.43.

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.