Chris O’Shea Acquires 75 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea acquired 75 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 199 per share, for a total transaction of £149.25.

Centrica Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of LON CNA opened at GBX 207.30 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £9.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -138.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 189.51 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 175.68. Centrica plc has a 1 year low of GBX 137.55 and a 1 year high of GBX 210. 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 (LON:CNA) last posted its 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%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CNA has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently 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.