Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Acquires £972 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Sue Whalley acquired 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 162 per share, with a total value of £972.

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

• On Tuesday, May 26th, Sue Whalley bought 490 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 199 per share, for a total transaction of £975.10.

Centrica Price Performance

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 155.86 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 178.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 191.55. Centrica plc has a 52 week low of GBX 153.60 and a 52 week high of GBX 220.30. The stock has a market cap of £7.06 billion, a PE ratio of -103.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.34.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CNA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 225 target price on shares of Centrica in a report on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 210 target price on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, May 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 216.33.

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.