United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Louise Beardmore Purchases 18 Shares

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore purchased 18 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,016 ($12.65) per share, with a total value of £182.88 ($227.72).

Louise Beardmore also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 13th, Louise Beardmore acquired 19 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 954 ($11.88) per share, for a total transaction of £181.26 ($225.70).
• On Thursday, December 12th, Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,079 ($13.44) per share, for a total transaction of £183.43 ($228.40).

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

Shares of UU opened at GBX 1,000 ($12.45) on Wednesday. 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 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,028.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,037.94. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 5,263.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 14th. The company reported GBX 26.80 ($0.33) earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 5.56%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 28th were given a GBX 17.28 ($0.22) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 28th. United Utilities Group’s payout ratio is currently 26,315.79%.

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.