Insider Buying: Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Acquires 72 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O?Shea bought 72 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 211 per share, with a total value of £151.92.

Centrica Price Performance

Centrica stock traded down GBX 0.50 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 210.90. The stock had a trading volume of 44,212,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,800,750. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.55 billion, a P/E ratio of -140.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 200.54 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 182.64. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 144.25 and a one year high of GBX 220.30.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 0.37% and a return on equity of 1.68%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CNA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup boosted their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 202.40.

About Centrica

Centrica is energising a greener, fairer future for our colleagues, customers and communities. Our integrated business operates across the energy value chain, with over ten million Retail customers, leading brands such as British Gas and Bord Gáis Energy, and the UK’s largest energy services workforce. Our Infrastructure businesses bring gas and electricity to the market every day and provide more than half of the UK’s gas storage capacity, while our Optimisation business delivers world-class procurement and route-to-market capabilities to the Group and third parties, supporting energy security and our customers’ decarbonisation journeys.