Insider Buying: Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Acquires 98 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien purchased 98 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 154 per share, with a total value of £150.92.

Russell O’Brien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 12th, Russell O’Brien purchased 101 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 147 per share, for a total transaction of £148.47.
• On Monday, September 21st, Russell O’Brien acquired 67,394 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 148 per share, for a total transaction of £99,743.12.
• On Thursday, September 10th, Russell O’Brien acquired 99 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 152 per share, with a total value of £150.48.

Centrica Price Performance

LON:CNA traded up GBX 1.45 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 154.90. 8,413,088 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 31,327,543. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 149.92 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 177.46. Centrica plc has a 52-week low of GBX 144 and a 52-week high of GBX 220.30. The company has a market cap of £7.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.26, a P/E/G 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on CNA shares. Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 200 target price on shares of Centrica in a report on Tuesday, November 3rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrica has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 215.60.

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.