Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Buys £150.66 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O?Shea acquired 81 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 186 per share, for a total transaction of £150.66.

Centrica Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of Centrica stock traded down GBX 3.48 during trading hours on Monday, reaching GBX 182.32. 2,147,000,000 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 58,626,512. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.45. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 201.80 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 191.03. The firm has a market cap of £8.26 billion, a PE ratio of -121.54, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.35. Centrica plc has a 1 year low of GBX 152.45 and a 1 year high of GBX 220.30.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on CNA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 210 price target on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 225 price target on shares of Centrica in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup lifted 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. Finally, Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on Centrica from GBX 190 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock 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.