United Utilities Group (UU.)

Sector:

Utilities

Index:

FTSE 100

866.80p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 891.40p
  • 52 Week Low: 718.40p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 681.90m
  • Volume: 142,170
  • Market Cap: £5,911m
  • RiskGrade: 113
  • Beta: 0.57

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 4.7% 4.9%
Div Cover 1.3 1.3
Op Mrgn 34.9% 25.6%
ROCE 5.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.7 15.3
PEG 0.7 5.5
Pr/Revenue 3.3 3.2
Pr/Book 1.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.8% 2.7%
PBT 0.9% 9.6%
EPS 24.2% 2.8%
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 1,867.09 478.27 57.06p 15.3 5.5 +3% 42.51p 4.9%
31-Mar-21 1,713.99 338.25 42.08p 20.7 n/a -26% 39.74p 4.6%

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United Utilities Company Announcements

Publication of Final Terms 03-Dec-2019 13:09 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 26-Nov-2019 13:51 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 22-Nov-2019 13:37 RNS

United Utilities ShareCast News

Thursday preview: ECB and United Utilities in th... 20-Nov-2019 ShareCast
United Utilities operating profit up, 'well prep... 20-Nov-2019 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: Aviva falls, NMC Health climbs 18-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
21-Nov-19 Buy David Higgins 867.00p 3,000 £26,010.00
21-Nov-19 Sell Russ Houlden 867.00p 5,000 £43,350.00
11-Nov-19 Buy Steven L Mogford 833.41p 21 £175.02

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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 866.80p
Change Today -6.00p
% Change -0.69 %
52 Week High 891.40p
52 Week Low 718.40p
Volume 142,170
Shares Issued 681.90m
Market Cap £5,911m
Beta 0.57
RiskGrade 113

United Utilities Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
53.14% below the market average53.14% below the market average53.14% below the market average53.14% below the market average53.14% 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
63.74% above the market average63.74% above the market average63.74% above the market average63.74% above the market average63.74% above the market average
50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average50.00% above the sector average
Income
61.40% above the market average61.40% above the market average61.40% above the market average61.40% above the market average61.40% 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
38.14% below the market average38.14% below the market average38.14% below the market average38.14% below the market average38.14% 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 5
Buy 1
Neutral 4
Sell 1
Strong Sell 3
Total 14
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 12-Dec-2019

Time Volume / Share Price
09:25 105 @ 866.80p
09:24 278 @ 866.89p
09:22 108 @ 867.40p
09:22 98 @ 867.40p
09:22 191 @ 867.60p

United Utilities Key Personnel

CFO Russ Houlden
CEO Steven L Mogford

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