Centrica (LON:CNA) Hits New 12-Month High - Should You Buy?

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 162.50 ($2.20) and last traded at GBX 161.85 ($2.19), with a volume of 15641002 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 157.15 ($2.13).

Centrica Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 152.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 141.88. The firm has a market cap of £8.04 billion, a PE ratio of 7.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Sue Whalley acquired 10,000 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 149 ($2.02) per share, for a total transaction of £14,900 ($20,192.44). Also, insider Philippe Boisseau acquired 1,270 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 148 ($2.01) per share, with a total value of £1,879.60 ($2,547.23). Insiders have purchased 13,927 shares of company stock worth $2,094,075 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

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.