Centrica (LON:CNA) Given Hold Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reiterated their hold rating on shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) in a report published on Friday,Digital Look reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a GBX 210 price target on the integrated energy company’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 203.67.

Centrica Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of CNA opened at GBX 200.20 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £9.07 billion, a PE ratio of -133.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.36. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 205.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 187.29. Centrica has a fifty-two week low of GBX 144.30 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 220.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 0.37% and a return on equity of 1.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Centrica

In other news, insider Chris O’Shea sold 609,412 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200, for a total value of £1,218,824. Also, insider Frank Mastiaux bought 7,544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, for a total transaction of £14,333.60. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 11,430 shares of company stock worth $2,216,114 and sold 1,273,167 shares worth $254,633,400. Company insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

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.