United Utilities Group (UU.)

Sector:

Utilities

Index:

FTSE 100

1,043.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,135.00
  • 52 Week Low: 958.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 681.89m
  • Volume: 231,082
  • Market Cap: £7,116m
  • RiskGrade: 118
  • Beta: 0.85

United Utilities Overview

United Utilities is responsible for water and wastewater services in the North West of England. Our purpose is to provide great water and more for the North West. Our business model enables us to deliver on our purpose both now and into the future. We constantly check how we are doing against our objectives.

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United Utilities Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 0.7 1.0
Op Mrgn 24.6% 29.5%
ROCE 4.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 31.3 21.0
PEG n/a 0.4
Pr/Revenue 3.6 3.3
Pr/Book 3.5  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 8.1% 9.5%
PBT -33.7% 270.8%
EPS n/a 49.3%
DPS 9.4% 3.6%

United Utilities Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Mar-20 1,859.30 303.20 71.30p 12.7 0.7 +19% 42.60p 4.7%
31-Mar-21 1,808.00 551.00 56.20p 16.5 n/a -21% 43.24p 4.7%
31-Mar-22 1,862.70 439.90 53.80p 20.9 n/a -4% 43.50p 3.9%
31-Mar-23 1,804.20 256.30 (1.30)p n/a n/a n/a 45.51p 4.3%
31-Mar-24 1,949.50 170.00 33.33p 30.9 n/a n/a 49.78p 4.8%

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-25 2,135.27 630.37 49.76p 21.0 0.4 +49% 51.58p 0.0%
31-Mar-26 2,421.76 859.20 79.79p 13.1 0.2 +60% 52.64p 0.0%
31-Mar-27 2,581.90 946.90 86.38p 12.1 1.5 +8% 53.65p 0.0%

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United Utilities Company Announcements

Final Determination 19-Dec-2024 07:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 12-Dec-2024 15:13 RNS
Confirmation of interim dividend date 20-Nov-2024 10:54 RNS

United Utilities ShareCast News

London close: Stocks mixed as US PCE inflation h... 20-Dec-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks slip as BoE holds rates ste... 19-Dec-2024 ShareCast
Average water bills to rise by 36% over next fiv... 19-Dec-2024 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
12-Dec-24 Buy Louise Beardmore 1,078.71p 17 £183.38
12-Dec-24 Buy Phil Aspin 1,078.71p 17 £183.38
11-Nov-24 Buy Louise Beardmore 1,066.06p 17 £181.23

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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 1,043.50p
Change Today -0.50p
% Change -0.05 %
52 Week High 1,135.00
52 Week Low 958.80
Volume 231,082
Shares Issued 681.89m
Market Cap £7,116m
Beta 0.85
RiskGrade 118

United Utilities Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
70.47% below the market average70.47% below the market average70.47% below the market average70.47% below the market average70.47% 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
36.05% above the market average36.05% above the market average36.05% above the market average36.05% above the market average36.05% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Income
1.9% below the market average1.9% below the market average1.9% below the market average1.9% below the market average1.9% below the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average
Growth
82.04% below the market average82.04% below the market average82.04% below the market average82.04% below the market average82.04% 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

Strong Buy 6
Buy 3
Neutral 4
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
buy
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United Utilities Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 28-Nov-24 20-Jun-24
Paid 13-Jan-25 01-Aug-24
Amount 17.28p 33.19p

Trades for 24-Dec-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
12:35 136,498 @ 1,043.50p
12:35 90 @ 1,043.50p
12:35 726 @ 1,043.50p
12:35 563 @ 1,043.50p
12:35 186 @ 1,043.50p

United Utilities Key Personnel

Chair David Higgins
CFO Phil Aspin
CEO Louise Beardmore

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