United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Stock Has Average Price Target of GBX 1,419.17

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,419.17.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on United Utilities Group from GBX 1,320 to GBX 1,350 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd.

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

UU stock opened at GBX 1,534 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65, a current ratio of 2.55 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,417.64 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,354.52. The firm has a market cap of £10.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.80, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58.

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