United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Louise Beardmore Purchases 17 Shares

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore acquired 17 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,079 ($13.68) per share, for a total transaction of £183.43 ($232.51).

Louise Beardmore also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 11th, Louise Beardmore acquired 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,066 ($13.51) per share, for a total transaction of £181.22 ($229.71).
• On Monday, October 14th, Louise Beardmore acquired 18 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,028 ($13.03) per share, for a total transaction of £185.04 ($234.55).
• On Thursday, September 19th, Louise Beardmore sold 8,471 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,058 ($13.41), for a total transaction of £89,623.18 ($113,605.25).

United Utilities Group Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of UU opened at GBX 1,082 ($13.72) on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 5,634.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,069.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,038.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.60.

United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of GBX 17.28 ($0.22) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. This represents a yield of 1.65%. United Utilities Group’s payout ratio is 26,315.79%.

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.