- £7.07bn
- £15.67bn
- £1.95bn
- 36
- 27
- 49
- 28
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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| PE Ratio (f) | 17.85 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 0.32 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 121.82% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 4.95% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 3.44 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 3.66 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | n/a | ||
| Price to Sales | 3.63 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 17.05 | ||
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | 3.3% | ||
| Return on Equity | 5.56% | ||
| Operating Margin | 24.63% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Mar | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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| Total Revenue | £m | 1,859.3 | 1,808 | 1,862.7 | 1,824.4 | 1,949.5 | 2,111.22 | 2,416.84 | 1.4% |
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| EPS Growth | % | -66.28 | +219.84 | n/a | n/a | -28.48 | +171.33 | +52.44 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
United Utilities Group PLC is a water and wastewater company. The Company is engaged in providing water and wastewater services in the Northwest of England. It collects its water from a range of different sources, but predominantly from its reservoirs in the Pennines and the Lake District. It extracts water from Lake Vyrnwy in Wales for customers in Merseyside and Cheshire, while the rest is taken from the River Dee, boreholes and streams. It collects and treats wastewater from three million homes and 200,000 businesses from as far north as Carlisle all the way down to Crewe. Cumbria’s Thirlmere and Haweswater are its reservoirs. Haweswater holds more than 84,800 million liters of water. It owns and manages over 56,000 hectares of land. The majority of this land surrounds its reservoirs. It operates over 79,000 kilometers of wastewater pipes to transport wastewater from sewers to one of its 584 wastewater treatment works. It supplies about 1.8 billion liters of water every day.
Directors
- David Higgins NEC
- Steven Mogford CEO (65)
- Phil Aspin CFO (53)
- Simon Gardiner SEC
- Kath Cates NED
- Liam Butterworth NED
- Stephen Carter NID
- Mark Clare NID
- Alison Goligher NID
- Paulette Rowe NID
- Douglas Webb NID
- Last Annual
- March 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- March 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- April 8th, 2008
- Public Since
- July 28th, 2008
- No. of Employees
- 5,975
- Sector
- Water Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 681,888,418
- Address
- Haweswater HSE, Lingley Green Avenue, WARRINGTON, WA5 3LP
- Web
- https://www.unitedutilities.com/
- Phone
- +44 1925237000
- Contact
- Chris Laybutt
- Auditors
- KPMG LLP
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FAQ
As of Today at 23:56 UTC, shares in United Utilities are trading at 1,036.50p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in United Utilities last closed at 1,036.50p and the price had moved by -0.05% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the United Utilities share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -6.13% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for United Utilities is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The United Utilities dividend yield is 4.8% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, United Utilities paid a total dividend of £0.50, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 4.8%.Looking ahead, shares in United Utilities are due to go ex-dividend on 2024-06-20 and the next dividend pay date is 2024-08-01.
United Utilities are due to go ex-dividend on 2024-06-20 and the next dividend pay date is 2024-08-01. The historic dividend yield on United Utilities shares is currently 4.8%.
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As of the previous close price of 1,036.50p, shares in United Utilities had a market capitalisation of £7.07bn.
Here are the trading details for United Utilities:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: UU.
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum United Utilities is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in United Utilities is 1,168.58p. That is 12.74% above the last closing price of 1,036.50p.
Analysts covering United Utilities currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £0.52 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like United Utilities. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -11.01%.
As of the last closing price of 1,036.50p, shares in United Utilities were trading +0.03% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The United Utilities PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 17.85. The shares last closed at 1,036.50p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
United Utilities' management team is headed by:
- David Higgins - NEC
- Steven Mogford - CEO
- Phil Aspin - CFO
- Simon Gardiner - SEC
- Kath Cates - NED
- Liam Butterworth - NED
- Stephen Carter - NID
- Mark Clare - NID
- Alison Goligher - NID
- Paulette Rowe - NID
- Douglas Webb - NID