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

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

Centrica Price Performance

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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