Insider Buying: United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Buys 17 Shares of Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,079 ($13.76) per share, with a total value of £183.43 ($234.00).

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

• On Monday, November 11th, Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,066 ($13.60) per share, with a total value of £181.22 ($231.18).
• On Monday, October 14th, Louise Beardmore bought 18 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,028 ($13.11) per share, for a total transaction of £185.04 ($236.05).
• On Thursday, September 19th, Louise Beardmore sold 8,471 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,058 ($13.50), for a total transaction of £89,623.18 ($114,329.86).

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

Shares of UU stock traded down GBX 7.50 ($0.10) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,070.50 ($13.66). 738,000 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 328,047. The company has a market cap of £7.30 billion, a PE ratio of 5,673.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,068.96 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,038.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 28th will be issued a GBX 17.28 ($0.22) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.65%. United Utilities Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.