Sue Whalley Acquires 490 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Sue Whalley bought 490 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 199 per share, with a total value of £975.10.

Sue Whalley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 27th, Sue Whalley purchased 468 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 208 per share, for a total transaction of £973.44.
• On Wednesday, February 25th, Sue Whalley acquired 513 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, with a total value of £974.70.

Centrica Trading Down 0.1%

Centrica stock traded down GBX 0.19 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 199.95. 18,204,369 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 35,674,496. 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 stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 206.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 189.11. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 152.45 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 220.30. The stock has a market capitalization of £9.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -133.30, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.36.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last posted 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%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on CNA shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 210 target price on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 225 price target on shares of Centrica in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 190 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 221.33.

Centrica Company Profile

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.