Insider Buying: Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £149.38 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O?Shea bought 97 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 154 per share, for a total transaction of £149.38.

Centrica Price Performance

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 154.90 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 169.60 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 189.47. Centrica plc has a 12 month low of GBX 151.45 and a 12 month high of GBX 220.30. The firm has a market cap of £7.02 billion, a PE ratio of 10.26, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 3.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CNA. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 225 target price on shares of Centrica in a report on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday, May 8th. 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, Centrica currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 216.33.

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.