Phil Aspin Sells 23,367 Shares of United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Phil Aspin sold 23,367 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,233, for a total transaction of £288,115.11.

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

• On Tuesday, November 11th, Phil Aspin bought 15 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,211 per share, for a total transaction of £181.65.
• On Monday, October 13th, Phil Aspin purchased 15 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,117 per share, for a total transaction of £167.55.
• On Thursday, September 11th, Phil Aspin purchased 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,130 per share, with a total value of £192.10.

United Utilities Group Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of United Utilities Group stock opened at GBX 1,225 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,190.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,155.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market cap of £8.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.12, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported GBX 52.80 earnings per share (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 fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on UU shares. Barclays upgraded United Utilities Group to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from GBX 1,280 to GBX 1,535 in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 1,275 price target on shares of United Utilities Group in a report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,261 to GBX 1,327 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, United Utilities Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,379.

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.