Centrica plc (CNA) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 1st

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) declared a dividend on Thursday, February 20th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share by the integrated energy company on Thursday, June 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This is a 100.0% increase from Centrica’s previous dividend of $1.50. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Centrica Stock Up 0.9 %

CNA stock opened at GBX 160.05 ($2.15) on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 147.16 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 135.33. Centrica has a 52 week low of GBX 112.99 ($1.52) and a 52 week high of GBX 160.35 ($2.15). The company has a market cap of £8.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 19 ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 25.16% and a net margin of 5.39%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Philippe Boisseau bought 1,270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 148 ($1.99) per share, for a total transaction of £1,879.60 ($2,525.33). Also, insider Amber Rudd acquired 1,483 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 152 ($2.04) per share, for a total transaction of £2,254.16 ($3,028.56). Insiders bought 12,857 shares of company stock worth $1,918,248 over the last three months. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.