Insider Buying: United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Purchases £182.88 in Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore purchased 18 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,016 ($12.79) per share, for a total transaction of £182.88 ($230.18).

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

• On Monday, January 13th, Louise Beardmore purchased 19 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 954 ($12.01) per share, for a total transaction of £181.26 ($228.14).
• On Thursday, December 12th, Louise Beardmore purchased 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,079 ($13.58) per share, for a total transaction of £183.43 ($230.87).

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of UU stock opened at GBX 990 ($12.46) on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £6.78 billion, a PE ratio of 53.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,020.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,037.28.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 14th. The company reported GBX 26.80 ($0.34) EPS for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 6.35%. On average, equities analysts predict that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current year.

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.