Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Buys £2,615.58 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Frank Mastiaux acquired 1,321 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 198 per share, with a total value of £2,615.58.

Frank Mastiaux also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 25th, Frank Mastiaux bought 7,544 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, with a total value of £14,333.60.

Centrica Stock Performance

Shares of CNA traded up GBX 2.05 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 199.95. The stock had a trading volume of 1,408,641,375 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,842,043. The firm has a market cap of £9.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -133.30, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.48. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 193.98 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 178.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.40. Centrica plc has a 52 week low of GBX 137.55 and a 52 week high of GBX 214.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last posted 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 return on equity of 1.68% and a net margin of 0.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on CNA shares. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Centrica presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 202.40.

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.