United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,033.43 ($13.45) and traded as high as GBX 1,063 ($13.84). United Utilities Group shares last traded at GBX 1,059.50 ($13.79), with a volume of 1,302,782 shares trading hands.

United Utilities Group Trading Down 2.0 %

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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,046.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,033.43. The company has a market capitalization of £7.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 5,463.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other United Utilities Group news, insider Louise Beardmore sold 8,471 shares of United Utilities Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,058 ($13.77), for a total transaction of £89,623.18 ($116,666.47). 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.