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

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GBX 1,027
-7.00 (-0.68%)
(As of 11/4/2024 ET)

About United Utilities Group Stock (LON:UU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,027
1,045.20
50-Day Range
982.40
1,106
52-Week Range
N/A
Volume
909,835 shs
Average Volume
328,047 shs
Market Capitalization
£7.00 billion
P/E Ratio
5,405.26
Dividend Yield
4.87%
Price Target
GBX 1,230
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. United Utilities Group PLC was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Warrington, the United Kingdom.

United Utilities Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

UU MarketRank™: 

United Utilities Group scored higher than 73% 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 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    United Utilities Group has received no research coverage 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 5,405.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of United Utilities Group is 5,405.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 98.27.

  • 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 3.40. 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 4.87%, 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 26,315.79%. 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 1.50. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for United Utilities Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added United Utilities Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, United Utilities Group insiders have sold 24,335.80% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £366.77 in company stock and sold £89,623.18 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 1,059.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UU stock has decreased by 3.1% and is now trading at GBX 1,027.
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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.
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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).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Water
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
6,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 1,230
High Stock Price Target
GBX 1,230
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 1,230
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£126.90 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.95 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 77.51 per share
Book Value
GBX 302 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£7.00 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.41
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This page (LON:UU) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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