Insider Buying: United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Insider Buys 15 Shares of Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Phil Aspin purchased 15 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,211 per share, for a total transaction of £181.65.

Phil Aspin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 13th, Phil Aspin acquired 15 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,117 per share, with a total value of £167.55.
• On Thursday, September 11th, Phil Aspin bought 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,130 per share, for a total transaction of £192.10.

United Utilities Group Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of LON UU traded down GBX 2 during trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 1,208.50. The company had a trading volume of 1,436,630 shares, compared to its average volume of 328,047. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.79. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,164 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,144.40. The stock has a market cap of £8.28 billion, a PE ratio of 65.23, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on UU. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 1,275 price objective on shares of United Utilities Group in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of United Utilities Group from GBX 1,261 to GBX 1,327 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of United Utilities Group to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from GBX 1,280 to GBX 1,535 in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,379.

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.