United Utilities Group (UU.)

Sector:

Utilities

Index:

FTSE 100

1,003.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      19.30p
  • 52 Week High: 1,003.50
  • 52 Week Low: 759.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 681.90m
  • Volume: 1,879,031
  • Market Cap: £6,843m
  • RiskGrade: 125

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 4.1% 4.2%
Div Cover 1.3 1.3
Op Mrgn 34.9% 25.7%
ROCE 5.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 18.1 17.5
PEG 0.7 5.8
Pr/Revenue 3.8 3.7
Pr/Book 2.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.8% 2.6%
PBT 0.9% 9.9%
EPS 24.2% 2.9%
DPS 3.9% 2.9%

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 1,865.50 479.60 57.11p 17.6 6.1 +3% 42.47p 4.2%
31-Mar-21 1,785.71 415.41 48.40p 20.7 n/a -15% 41.39p 4.1%
31-Mar-22 1,804.30 404.74 47.75p 21.0 n/a -1% 42.10p 4.2%

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United Utilities Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 14-Jan-2020 16:36 RNS
Key Corporate Dates 13-Jan-2020 14:00 RNS
OFWAT - FINAL DETERMINATION FOR UNITED UTILITIES 16-Dec-2019 07:27 RNS

United Utilities ShareCast News

Water company shares rise as Ofwat proposes redu... 16-Dec-2019 ShareCast
Friday broker round-up 13-Dec-2019 ShareCast
Thursday preview: ECB and United Utilities in th... 20-Nov-2019 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
13-Jan-20 Buy Steven L Mogford 967.53p 18 £174.16
13-Jan-20 Buy Russ Houlden 967.53p 20 £193.51
11-Dec-19 Buy Steven L Mogford 855.96p 22 £188.31

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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 1,003.50p
Change Today 19.30p
% Change 1.96 %
52 Week High 1,003.50
52 Week Low 759.00
Volume 1,879,031
Shares Issued 681.90m
Market Cap £6,843m
RiskGrade 125

United Utilities Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
57.93% below the market average57.93% below the market average57.93% below the market average57.93% below the market average57.93% 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
77.20% above the market average77.20% above the market average77.20% above the market average77.20% above the market average77.20% above the market average
75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average
Income
54.64% above the market average54.64% above the market average54.64% above the market average54.64% above the market average54.64% above the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Growth
36.76% below the market average36.76% below the market average36.76% below the market average36.76% below the market average36.76% 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 6
Buy 0
Neutral 4
Sell 3
Strong Sell 2
Total 15
neutral
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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 17-Jan-2020

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 671,216 @ 1,003.50p
16:29 42 @ 999.80p
16:29 146 @ 999.80p
16:29 93 @ 999.80p
16:29 74 @ 999.80p

United Utilities Key Personnel

CFO Russ Houlden
CEO Steven L Mogford

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