United Utilities Group (UU.)

Sector:

Utilities

Index:

FTSE 100

1,022.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -20.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,125.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 958.80p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 681.89m
  • Volume: 2,070,450
  • Market Cap: £6,972m
  • RiskGrade: 118

United Utilities operating profit up, 'well prepared' for next regulatory period

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 20 Nov 2019

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Water company United Utilities reported a rise in first-half underlying operating profit on Wednesday and said it was "well prepared" for the next regulatory period.


In the six months to 30 September, underlying operating profit ticked up to £391.7m from £367.8m in the first half of last year, on revenue of £935.5m, up from £916.4m. The increase in revenue was attributed to the group's "alowed regulatory revenue changes".

Meanwhile, underlying earnings per share edged up to 29.1p from 28.9p.

Chief executive officer Steve Mogford said: "We are well prepared for the next regulatory period and are already moving forward with our implementation plans. This, together with the sustainable improvements in performance, gives us confidence that we will continue to create long-term value for all our stakeholders."

The company said that while a number of its outcome delivery incentive measures are susceptible to one-off events, its "strong" performance to date and continued targeted investment give it confidence that it will achieve cumulative net ODI outperformance over the 2015-20 period of around £50m.

At 0935 GMT, the shares were up 0.2% at 878.60p.

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United Utilities Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,022.50p
Change Today -20.00p
% Change -1.92 %
52 Week High 1,125.00p
52 Week Low 958.80p
Volume 2,070,450
Shares Issued 681.89m
Market Cap £6,972m
RiskGrade 118

United Utilities Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
69.48% below the market average69.48% below the market average69.48% below the market average69.48% below the market average69.48% 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
Price Trend
3.65% below the market average3.65% below the market average3.65% below the market average3.65% below the market average3.65% below the market average
14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average14.29% above the sector average
Income
0.13% above the market average0.13% above the market average0.13% above the market average0.13% above the market average0.13% 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
82.45% below the market average82.45% below the market average82.45% below the market average82.45% below the market average82.45% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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Buy 1
Neutral 8
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
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United Utilities Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 20-Jun-24 21-Dec-23
Paid 01-Aug-24 01-Feb-24
Amount 33.19p 16.59p

Trades for 31-Oct-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:39 8,703 @ 1,022.50p
16:39 1,123 @ 1,022.50p
16:39 1,053 @ 1,022.50p
16:35 1,820 @ 1,022.50p
16:35 1,153 @ 1,022.50p

United Utilities Key Personnel

Chair David Higgins
CFO Phil Aspin
CEO Louise Beardmore

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