Centrica (LON:CNA) Given Hold Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Centrica (LON:CNA)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by Jefferies Financial Group in a research report issued on Friday,Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 210 target price on the integrated energy company’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 4.74% from the stock’s current price.

CNA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 203.67.

Centrica Stock Performance

LON CNA opened at GBX 200.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -133.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.36. 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 fifty day moving average price is GBX 205.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 187.29. Centrica has a 1 year low of GBX 144.30 and a 1 year high of GBX 220.30.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last released its quarterly earnings data 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%.

Insider Activity at Centrica

In related news, insider Sue Whalley purchased 513 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, with a total value of £974.70. Also, insider Russell O’Brien sold 336,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 200, for a total transaction of £672,970. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 11,430 shares of company stock valued at $2,216,114 and sold 1,273,167 shares valued at $254,633,400. 0.39% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.