United Utilities (UK) Today
| UU Stock | 998.20 8.20 0.83% |
Performance0 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 1
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United Utilities is trading at 998.20 as of the 18th of January 2025, a 0.83 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 990.2. United Utilities has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 19th of November 2024 and ending today, the 18th of January 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Utilities | IPO Date 29th of January 1998 |
United Utilities is entity of United Kingdom. It is traded as Stock on LSE exchange. The company has 681.89 M outstanding shares. More on United Utilities Group
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ESG Sustainability
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| CEO Director | Louise Beardmore | ||||
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| Business Concentration | Water Utilities, Utilities - Regulated Water, Utilities, Basic Utilities, Energy, Utilities, Water Utilities, Utilities-Regulated Water, Utilities (View all Sectors) | ||||
United Utilities' financial strength is of vital concern to both outside investors and internal stakeholders. Efficiency and cost control are keys to United Utilities' success, along with its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay bills, repay debt, and make a consistent year-to-year profit. | |||||
Debt LevelsUnited Utilities can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand United Utilities' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of United Utilities' total assets is financed by creditors.
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United Utilities Group (UU) is traded on London Exchange in UK and employs 6,176 people. United Utilities is listed under Water Utilities category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 6.75 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate United Utilities's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by United Utilities's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. United Utilities operates under Water Utilities sector and is part of Utilities industry. The entity has 681.89 M outstanding shares.
United Utilities generates positive cash flow from operations, but has no cash available
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Ownership AllocationUnited Utilities shows a total of 681.89 Million outstanding shares. Over half of United Utilities' outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional holders are typically referred to as corporate investors that take positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Consequently, these institutions are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors in United Utilities. Please watch out for any change in the institutional holdings of United Utilities as this could mean something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company owns, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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United Utilities Risk Profiles
Although United Utilities' alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate United Utilities' performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 1.08 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.52 | |||
| Variance | 2.32 | |||
| Risk Adjusted Performance | (0.01) |
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United Utilities Corporate Management
Elected by the shareholders, the United Utilities' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: United Utilities inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of United. The board's role is to monitor United Utilities' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. United Utilities' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, United Utilities' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Philip Aspin | CFO Director | Profile | |
| Adrienne McFarland | People Director | Profile | |
| Brendan Murphy | Treasurer | Profile | |
| Jane Gilmore | Deputy Sec | Profile | |
| Steven Mogford | CEO Director | Profile | |
| Simon Gardiner | General Secretary | Profile |
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