United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Sells £89,623.18 in Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore sold 8,471 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,058 ($13.98), for a total transaction of £89,623.18 ($118,392.58).

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

• On Wednesday, September 11th, Louise Beardmore purchased 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,069 ($14.12) per share, for a total transaction of £181.73 ($240.07).

United Utilities Group Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of LON UU traded down GBX 2.50 ($0.03) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,055.50 ($13.94). 1,808,576 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 328,047. United Utilities Group PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 904.40 ($11.95) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,139.50 ($15.05). The company has a market capitalization of £7.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5,555.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,022.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,029.63.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Friday, July 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,260 ($16.64).

About United Utilities Group

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.