United Utilities Group (UU.)

Sector:

Utilities

Index:

FTSE 100

902.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -44.60p
  • 52 Week High: 1,061.00
  • 52 Week Low: 759.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 681.89m
  • Volume: 4,257,424
  • Market Cap: £6,156m
  • RiskGrade: 290

United Utilities Overview

United manages and operates the regulated electricity distribution, water and wastewater networks in north west England.

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United Utilities Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.6% 4.7%
Div Cover 1.3 1.4
Op Mrgn 34.9% 26.1%
ROCE 5.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.3 15.5
PEG 0.7 3.6
Pr/Revenue 3.4 3.3
Pr/Book 2.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.8% 2.7%
PBT 0.9% 11.9%
EPS 24.2% 5.1%
DPS 3.9% 3.0%

United Utilities Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-15 1,720.20 341.60 51.90p 18.0 1.1 +16% 37.70p 4.0%
31-Mar-16 1,730.00 353.50 47.70p 19.4 n/a -8% 38.45p 4.2%
31-Mar-17 1,704.00 442.40 46.00p 21.6 n/a -4% 38.87p 3.9%
31-Mar-18 1,735.80 432.10 44.70p 16.0 n/a -3% 39.73p 5.6%
31-Mar-19 1,818.50 436.20 55.50p 14.7 0.6 +24% 41.28p 5.1%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

United Utilities Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-20 1,867.62 488.26 58.30p 15.5 3.1 +5% 42.54p 4.7%
31-Mar-21 1,789.94 421.41 50.96p 17.7 n/a -13% 43.29p 4.8%
31-Mar-22 1,807.86 425.06 51.07p 17.7 81.0 0% 44.17p 4.9%

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United Utilities Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 30-Mar-2020 16:22 RNS
Trading Statement 25-Mar-2020 07:00 RNS
Directorate Change 16-Mar-2020 08:59 RNS

United Utilities ShareCast News

United Utilities to end year a 'high performing ... 25-Mar-2020 ShareCast
Friday broker round-up 21-Feb-2020 ShareCast
JP Morgan upgrades Severn Trent in bullish water... 18-Feb-2020 ShareCast

United Utilities Top Newspaper Links

MARKET REPORT: Bid hopes lift United 07-Nov-2014 Express & Star
United Utilities pledges to raise water bills on... 28-Nov-2013 Guardian
United Utilities refrains from price hike as pro... 28-Nov-2013 The Independent

Latest United Utilities Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
11-Mar-20 Buy Steven L Mogford 906.12p 19 £172.16
11-Mar-20 Buy Russ Houlden 906.12p 19 £172.16
14-Feb-20 Sell Russ Houlden 1,002.00p 18,000 £180,360.01

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

United Utilities Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 902.80p
Change Today -44.60p
% Change -4.71 %
52 Week High 1,061.00
52 Week Low 759.00
Volume 4,257,424
Shares Issued 681.89m
Market Cap £6,156m
RiskGrade 290

United Utilities Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
85.19% below the market average85.19% below the market average85.19% below the market average85.19% below the market average85.19% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Price Trend
90.82% above the market average90.82% above the market average90.82% above the market average90.82% above the market average90.82% above the market average
71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average71.43% above the sector average
Income
6.84% below the market average6.84% below the market average6.84% below the market average6.84% below the market average6.84% below the market average
66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average66.67% below the sector average
Growth
29.68% below the market average29.68% below the market average29.68% below the market average29.68% below the market average29.68% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 1
Neutral 6
Sell 2
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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United Utilities Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 19-Dec-19 20-Jun-19
Paid 03-Feb-20 01-Aug-19
Amount 14.20p 27.52p

Trades for 31-Mar-2020

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 2,071,739 @ 902.80p
16:29 10 @ 905.00p
16:29 335 @ 905.40p
16:29 400 @ 905.40p
16:29 115 @ 905.00p

United Utilities Key Personnel

CFO Russ Houlden
CEO Steven L Mogford

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