Chris O’Shea Acquires 83 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea purchased 83 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 181 per share, for a total transaction of £150.23.

Centrica Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of LON CNA traded down GBX 4.40 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 177.10. The company had a trading volume of 18,033,369 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,875,014. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 170.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 166.64. The company has a market capitalization of £8.02 billion, a PE ratio of -38.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 132.15 and a one year high of GBX 182.35.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on CNA shares. Barclays raised Centrica to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from GBX 180 to GBX 210 in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Citigroup downgraded shares of Centrica to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 185 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 192.80.

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.