United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) shares crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,051.06 ($14.31) and traded as high as GBX 1,141.50 ($15.54). United Utilities Group shares last traded at GBX 1,141.50 ($15.54), with a volume of 1,256,800 shares traded.

United Utilities Group Trading Up 0.4%

The stock has a market capitalization of £7.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,131.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,051.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 551.89, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.79.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported GBX 49.60 ($0.68) earnings per share for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 6.51%. On average, research analysts forecast that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other United Utilities Group news, insider Phil Aspin sold 11,682 shares of United Utilities Group stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,161 ($15.80), for a total transaction of £135,628.02 ($184,628.40). Also, insider Ian El-Mokadem acquired 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,168 ($15.90) per share, with a total value of £35,040 ($47,699.43). Insiders bought a total of 3,030 shares of company stock worth $3,538,890 in the last quarter. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About United Utilities Group

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.