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United Utilities Group (UU) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,170.50 +11.00 (+0.95%)
As of 08/21/2025

About United Utilities Group Stock (LON:UU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,157
1,170.50
50-Day Range
1,092
1,171.50
52-Week Range
N/A
Volume
1.08 million shs
Average Volume
328,047 shs
Market Capitalization
£8.02 billion
P/E Ratio
63.18
Dividend Yield
4.27%
Price Target
GBX 1,535
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

United Utilities Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

UU MarketRank™: 

United Utilities Group scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    United Utilities Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    United Utilities Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about United Utilities Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of United Utilities Group is 63.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.38.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of United Utilities Group is 63.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.52.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    United Utilities Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.69. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    United Utilities Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for UU.
  • Dividend Leadership

    United Utilities Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    United Utilities Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of United Utilities Group is 269.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about United Utilities Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for UU.
  • News Sentiment

    United Utilities Group has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for United Utilities Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, United Utilities Group insiders have sold 429.03% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £35,932.03 in company stock and sold £190,090.53 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.05% of the stock of United Utilities Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    65.25% of the stock of United Utilities Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about United Utilities Group's insider trading history.
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UU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

United Utilities Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,051.50 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, UU shares have increased by 11.3% and is now trading at GBX 1,170.50.

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported $49.60 earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 6.51%.

Shares of UU stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United Utilities Group investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Barclays (BARC), Aviva (AV), HSBC (HSBA), Prudential (PRU), BlackRock (BLK) and Endologix (ELGX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/15/2025
Today
8/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Water
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:UU
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
6,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 1,535
Low Price Target
GBX 1,535
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 18.53
Trailing P/E Ratio
63.18
Forward P/E Ratio
22.96
P/E Growth
0.69
Net Income
£127.46 million
Net Margins
6.51%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
6.35%
Return on Assets
2.02%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
551.89
Current Ratio
1.79
Quick Ratio
1.13

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.96 billion
Price / Sales
4.09
Cash Flow
GBX 88.34 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.25
Book Value
GBX 284.25 per share
Price / Book
4.12

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
684,939,574
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£8.02 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.41
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This page (LON:UU) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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