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    United Utilities Group (LSE:UU.) Lifted Half Year Earnings And Dividend, Is The Stock Fully Valued?

    Simply Wall St·11/12/2026 21:22:05
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    United Utilities Group (LSE:UU.) has released its half year 2027 results, reporting higher sales and net income along with a 3.5% rise in the interim dividend. This combination places increased attention on this utility stock.

    The recent half year update lands after a strong run in the shares, with a 30.18% year to date share price return and a 36.38% total shareholder return over the past 12 months. This suggests momentum has been building as United Utilities Group reports higher earnings and lifts its interim dividend.

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    United Utilities Group now combines rising earnings, a higher interim dividend and a strong recent share price move. The tougher question is whether that dependable profile is already fully reflected in today’s valuation.

    Most Popular Narrative: 4% Overvalued

    United Utilities Group closed at £15.70 compared with a narrative fair value of £15.12, so the analyst consensus Narrative on Simply Wall St currently views the stock as slightly above fair value while still anchored to detailed AMP8 assumptions and regulatory guidance.

    The enlarged AMP8 capital plan of around £11.5b, including significant spend on asset health and projects such as the Lake Windermere programme, is expected to increase the regulated asset base and, in time, support higher allowed revenue and earnings.

    Ofwat’s new annualised totex re-opener process and the recent draft decision that allowed £975m of year one re-opener totex, with most of the asset health and Windermere submissions included, point to a mechanism for United Utilities Group to secure further growth capex during AMP8 that can feed into revenue and earnings in later years.

    See why 19 investors see United Utilities Group as 4% overvalued.

    Result: Fair Value of £15.12 (OVERVALUED)

    Still, the United Utilities Group story relies on tighter cost control and stable credit ratings. Setbacks on either front could quickly challenge that fair value narrative.

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