Stock Research: United Utilities

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United Utilities

LSE:UU. GB00B39J2M42
64
  • Value
    16
  • Growth
    93
  • Safety
    Safety
    27
  • Combined
    38
  • Sentiment
    83
  • 360° View
    360° View
    64
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Company Description

United Utilities Group PLC is a water and wastewater company providing services in the Northwest of England. The company operates in the water and wastewater industries. Its main regions of operation include the Northwest of England, extracting water from various sources, including reservoirs in the Pennines and Lake District. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $10,127 million and revenue of $2,598 million, with 6,203 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 64 (better than 64% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock United Utilities are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for United Utilities. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 93, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 93% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 83, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 83% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 27, which means that the share price of United Utilities is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 73% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 16, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 84% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
27 29 18 39
Growth
93 97 95 19
Safety
Safety
16 14 9 18
Sentiment
83 47 48 43
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64 37 36 13
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
62 64 45 42
Opinions Change
50 50 58 61
Pro Holdings
n/a 65 66 73
Market Pulse
62 20 39 14
Sentiment
83 47 48 43
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
27 29 18 39
Growth
93 97 95 19
Safety Safety
16 14 9 18
Combined
38 37 28 6
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
69 50 20 34
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
19 24 19 31
Price vs. Book (P/B)
9 5 7 34
Dividend Yield
57 70 60 65
Value
27 29 18 39
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
69 89 70 23
Profit Growth
90 92 98 17
Capital Growth
77 86 47 37
Stock Returns
63 43 69 63
Growth
93 97 95 19
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
2 1 4 12
Refinancing
69 73 53 37
Liquidity
20 14 15 43
Safety Safety
16 14 9 18

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