Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Acquires £523.50 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA – Get Free Report) insider Chris O’Shea bought 349 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 150 per share, with a total value of £523.50.

Centrica Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 147.40 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 154.65 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 180.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68. Centrica plc has a 12-month low of GBX 145.80 and a 12-month high of GBX 220.30. The company has a market cap of £6.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.76, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32.

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Centrica (LON:CNA – Get Free Report) 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 net margin of 3.64% and a return on equity of 21.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 216.33.

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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.

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