United Utilities Group (UU.)

Sector:

Utilities

Index:

FTSE 100

917.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      17.60p
  • 52 Week High: 1,061.00
  • 52 Week Low: 759.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 681.89m
  • Volume: 3,804,193
  • Market Cap: £6,257m
  • RiskGrade: 204

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% 4.9%
Div Cover 1.5 1.1
Op Mrgn 33.9% 21.2%
ROCE 4.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 14.6 18.8
PEG 2.7 n/a
Pr/Revenue 3.4 3.4
Pr/Book 2.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 2.2% -4.0%
PBT -30.5% 24.6%
EPS 5.4% -26.9%
DPS 3.2% 1.5%

United Utilities Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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 59.80p 13.6 0.4 +34% 41.28p 5.1%
31-Mar-20 1,859.30 303.20 63.00p 14.3 2.9 +5% 42.60p 4.7%

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-21 1,784.09 377.70 46.06p 19.9 n/a -27% 43.23p 4.9%
31-Mar-22 1,800.38 377.58 48.14p 19.1 4.2 +4% 44.09p 5.0%

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United Utilities Company Announcements

Change of responsibilities 22-May-2020 15:00 RNS
Publication of Supplementary Offering Circular 22-May-2020 12:08 RNS
Final Results 22-May-2020 07:00 RNS

United Utilities ShareCast News

United Utilities to review dividend after upping... 22-May-2020 ShareCast
Thursday broker round-up 23-Apr-2020 ShareCast
United Utilities share price assumes too much Co... 07-Apr-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-May-20 Buy Steven L Mogford 904.59p 19 £171.87
11-May-20 Buy Russ Houlden 904.59p 21 £189.96
01-Apr-20 Transfer From Russ Houlden 0.000p 41,869 £0.00

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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 917.60p
Change Today 17.60p
% Change 1.96 %
52 Week High 1,061.00
52 Week Low 759.00
Volume 3,804,193
Shares Issued 681.89m
Market Cap £6,257m
RiskGrade 204

United Utilities Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
61.29% below the market average61.29% below the market average61.29% below the market average61.29% below the market average61.29% 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
79.08% above the market average79.08% above the market average79.08% above the market average79.08% above the market average79.08% above the market average
42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average42.86% above the sector average
Income
56.43% above the market average56.43% above the market average56.43% above the market average56.43% above the market average56.43% 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
51.3% below the market average51.3% below the market average51.3% below the market average51.3% below the market average51.3% 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 7
Buy 0
Neutral 5
Sell 2
Strong Sell 1
Total 15
buy
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United Utilities Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 25-Jun-20 19-Dec-19
Paid 03-Aug-20 03-Feb-20
Amount 28.40p 14.20p

Trades for 29-May-2020

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 2,719,371 @ 917.60p
16:29 1 @ 909.00p
16:29 188 @ 909.00p
16:29 400 @ 909.00p
16:29 96 @ 909.40p

United Utilities Key Personnel

CFO Russ Houlden
CEO Steven L Mogford

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