United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Louise Beardmore Buys 18 Shares of Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore bought 18 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,016 ($12.65) per share, with a total value of £182.88 ($227.63).

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

• On Monday, January 13th, Louise Beardmore purchased 19 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 954 ($11.87) per share, for a total transaction of £181.26 ($225.62).
• On Thursday, December 12th, Louise Beardmore acquired 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,079 ($13.43) per share, for a total transaction of £183.43 ($228.32).

United Utilities Group Price Performance

Shares of LON:UU opened at GBX 983.20 ($12.24) on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of £6.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 5,174.74, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 1,026.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,037.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 14th. The company reported GBX 26.80 ($0.33) EPS for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 5.56% and a net margin of 6.51%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.