United Utilities Group’s (UU) Hold Rating Reiterated at Jefferies Financial Group

United Utilities Group (LON:UU)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a note issued to investors on Thursday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 1,350 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group‘s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 12.34% from the stock’s current price.

United Utilities Group Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of UU opened at GBX 1,540 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,436.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,367.81. The stock has a market capitalization of £10.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.13, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 512.65.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported GBX 56.30 EPS for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a net margin of 22.43% and a return on equity of 27.72%. The firm had revenue of GBX 146.20 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that United Utilities Group will post 50.97 EPS for the current fiscal 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. United Utilities Group PLC was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Warrington, the United Kingdom.