United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Ian El-Mokadem Acquires 3,000 Shares

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Ian El-Mokadem purchased 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,168 ($15.82) per share, with a total value of £35,040 ($47,466.81).

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.9%

UU stock traded up GBX 10 ($0.14) during trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 1,181 ($16.00). The company had a trading volume of 1,294,070 shares, compared to its average volume of 328,047. The firm has a market cap of £8.09 billion, a PE ratio of 63.75, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,089.43 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,045.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.79.

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