Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £1,878.64 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Philippe Boisseau bought 1,021 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 184 per share, for a total transaction of £1,878.64.

Philippe Boisseau also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 29th, Philippe Boisseau acquired 1,116 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 168 per share, for a total transaction of £1,874.88.
• On Tuesday, November 25th, Philippe Boisseau bought 1,080 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 163 per share, with a total value of £1,760.40.

Centrica Price Performance

Shares of CNA traded up GBX 1.81 during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 184.87. 2,147,000,000 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 135,998,500. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 171.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 168.01. Centrica plc has a 12-month low of GBX 132.15 and a 12-month high of GBX 186.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.77. The company has a market cap of £8.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on CNA shares. Barclays upgraded shares of Centrica to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from GBX 180 to GBX 210 in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Citigroup downgraded Centrica to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 185 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Centrica presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 192.80.

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.