United Utilities Group (LON:UU) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,038.34 ($13.05) and traded as high as GBX 1,084.08 ($13.62). United Utilities Group shares last traded at GBX 1,064 ($13.37), with a volume of 1,868,146 shares traded.

United Utilities Group Stock Down 1.7 %

The company has a market capitalization of £7.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 5,502.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,073.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,039.13.

United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 28th will be given a GBX 17.28 ($0.22) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 28th. United Utilities Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26,315.79%.

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.