Insider Buying: United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Insider Buys £183.43 in Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,079 ($13.62) per share, with a total value of £183.43 ($231.52).

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 purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,066 ($13.45) per share, for a total transaction of £181.22 ($228.73).
• On Monday, October 14th, Louise Beardmore purchased 18 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,028 ($12.97) per share, with a total value of £185.04 ($233.55).
• 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 ($13.35), for a total value of £89,623.18 ($113,117.73).

United Utilities Group Stock Performance

Shares of LON UU opened at GBX 1,082 ($13.66) on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,070 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,037.69. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5,694.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41.

United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of GBX 17.28 ($0.22) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. United Utilities Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26,315.79%.

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.