United Utilities Group (UU.)

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Utilities

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717.20p
   
  • Change Today:
      5.20p
  • 52 Week High: 1,056.00
  • 52 Week Low: 656.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 681.90m
  • Volume: 1,987,684
  • Market Cap: £4,890.59m
  • RiskGrade: 134

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 5.4% 5.6%
Div Cover 1.2 1.2
Op Mrgn 35.5% 21.1%
ROCE 5.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.6 15.7
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 2.9 2.8
Pr/Book 1.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -1.5% 2.0%
PBT 25.1% -17.1%
EPS -3.6% -0.4%
DPS 1.1% 2.4%

United Utilities Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-13 1,636.00 311.80 38.70p 18.3 1.8 +10% 34.32p 4.8%
31-Mar-14 1,688.80 543.30 44.70p 17.6 1.1 +16% 36.04p 4.6%
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%

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-18 1,738.27 366.95 45.81p 15.7 n/a -0% 39.79p 5.6%
31-Mar-19 1,816.22 419.91 51.52p 13.9 1.1 +12% 41.13p 5.8%
31-Mar-20 1,889.69 462.80 56.46p 12.7 1.3 +10% 42.57p 6.0%

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United Utilities Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 13-Apr-2018 14:01 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Apr-2018 12:35 RNS
Trading Statement 27-Mar-2018 07:00 RNS

United Utilities ShareCast News

Sector movers: Utilities sought out amid global ... 06-Apr-2018 ShareCast
Frank Field asks Ofwat if it can influence compa... 29-Mar-2018 ShareCast
Sector movers: Utilities pace gains as Gilt yiel... 28-Mar-2018 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-Apr-18 Buy Steven L Mogford 703.94p 26 £183.02
11-Apr-18 Buy Russ Houlden 703.94p 27 £190.06
11-Apr-18 Buy Simon Gardiner 703.94p 25 £175.99

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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 717.20p
Change Today 5.20p
% Change 0.73 %
52 Week High 1,056.00
52 Week Low 656.00
Volume 1,987,684
Shares Issued 681.90m
Market Cap £4,890.59m
RiskGrade 134

United Utilities Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
80.32% above the market average80.32% above the market average80.32% above the market average80.32% above the market average80.32% above 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
Price Trend
70.87% below the market average70.87% below the market average70.87% below the market average70.87% below the market average70.87% 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
Income
77.92% above the market average77.92% above the market average77.92% above the market average77.92% above the market average77.92% above the market average
20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average20% below the sector average
Growth
72.8% below the market average72.8% below the market average72.8% below the market average72.8% below the market average72.8% below the market average
71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average71.43% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 0
Neutral 9
Sell 0
Strong Sell 2
Total 15
neutral
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United Utilities Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 21-Dec-17 22-Jun-17
Paid 01-Feb-18 04-Aug-17
Amount 13.24p 25.92p

Trades for 20-Apr-2018

Time Volume / Share Price
16:53 800 @ 715.68p
16:53 373 @ 712.20p
16:53 31 @ 713.80p
16:52 4,861 @ 717.59p
16:52 1,814 @ 715.83p

United Utilities Key Personnel

CFO Russ Houlden
CEO Steven L Mogford
COO Steven Fraser

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