United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Plans GBX 17.28 Dividend

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) declared a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be paid a dividend of GBX 17.28 ($0.22) per share on Monday, February 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

United Utilities Group Price Performance

LON UU traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) on Thursday, reaching GBX 1,048.50 ($13.49). 924,672 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 328,047. The firm has a market cap of £7.15 billion, a PE ratio of 5,518.42, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,050.67 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,034.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43.

Insider Transactions at United Utilities Group

In other news, insider Louise Beardmore sold 8,471 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,058 ($13.61), for a total transaction of £89,623.18 ($115,330.30). Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 52 shares of company stock worth $54,799. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

United Utilities Group Company Profile

United Utilities Group PLC provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom. It is involved in the renewable energy generation, corporate trustee, financing, and property management activities; and provision of consulting, and project management services. The company operates 43,000 kilometers of water pipes; and 79,000 kilometers of wastewater pipes.