United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Louise Beardmore Purchases 19 Shares of Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore bought 19 shares of United Utilities Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 954 ($11.68) per share, with a total value of £181.26 ($221.86).

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

• On Thursday, December 12th, Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,079 ($13.21) per share, with a total value of £183.43 ($224.52).
• On Monday, November 11th, Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,066 ($13.05) per share, with a total value of £181.22 ($221.81).

United Utilities Group Trading Up 4.5 %

UU opened at GBX 980 ($12.00) on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,063.40 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,040.98. 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 stock has a market cap of £6.68 billion, a PE ratio of 5,157.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 28th were issued a GBX 17.28 ($0.21) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 28th. United Utilities Group’s payout ratio is currently 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.