Chris O’Shea Acquires 74 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea bought 74 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 201 per share, for a total transaction of £148.74.

Centrica Price Performance

CNA traded up GBX 1.39 on Tuesday, hitting GBX 203.39. 13,920,029 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 37,959,344. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.45. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 206.14 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 187.68. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 144.30 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 220.30. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -135.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.36.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 210 price target on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 225 price objective on shares of Centrica in a research report on Monday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 205.33.

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.