Louise Beardmore Purchases 16 Shares of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore acquired 16 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,163 ($15.78) per share, for a total transaction of £186.08 ($252.48).

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

Shares of UU stock opened at GBX 1,171.50 ($15.90) on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,115.07 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,050.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89. The firm has a market capitalization of £8.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.23, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 49.60 ($0.67) EPS for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 6.51%. Sell-side analysts forecast that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current year.

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.