United Utilities Group PLC (UU) is a publicly traded utilities-regulated water business based in the UK. It opened the day at 1011.5p after a previous close of 1001.5p. During the day the price has varied from a low of 1000p to a high of 1015p. The latest price was 1004.5p (25 minute delay). United Utilities Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 6,000 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the United Utilities Group P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
United Utilities Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, United Utilities Group shares trade at around 14x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
United Utilities Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 88.0262. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into United Utilities Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
United Utilities Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £958.1 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a United Utilities Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like United Utilities Group.
United Utilities Group's total ESG risk: 22.63
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and United Utilities Group's overall score of 22.63 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 22nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like United Utilities Group is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
United Utilities Group's environmental score: 8.37/100
United Utilities Group's environmental score of 8.37 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that United Utilities Group is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
United Utilities Group's social score: 9.64/100
United Utilities Group's social score of 9.64 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that United Utilities Group is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
United Utilities Group's governance score: 9.62/100
United Utilities Group's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that United Utilities Group is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
United Utilities Group's controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, United Utilities Group scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that United Utilities Group has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
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