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

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Phil Aspin purchased 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,097 ($14.72) per share, for a total transaction of £186.49 ($250.25).

Phil Aspin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 16th, Phil Aspin sold 11,682 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,161 ($15.58), for a total transaction of £135,628.02 ($182,002.17).
• On Wednesday, June 11th, Phil Aspin purchased 14 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,163 ($15.61) per share, for a total transaction of £162.82 ($218.49).

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

United Utilities Group stock opened at GBX 1,108 ($14.87) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,133.57 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,057.23. The firm has a market cap of £7.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.81, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 49.60 ($0.67) earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 6.35%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current year.

United Utilities Group Company Profile

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.