Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Chris O’Shea Buys 99 Shares

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea bought 99 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 152 per share, with a total value of £150.48.

Centrica Price Performance

CNA traded down GBX 0.20 during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 150.75. 1,058,018,500 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 40,663,953. Centrica plc has a 12-month low of GBX 146.79 and a 12-month high of GBX 220.30. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 159.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 184.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68. The company has a market cap of £6.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on CNA shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of 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 price objective on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average 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.