Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £149.64 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Chris O'Shea bought 86 Centrica shares on Nov. 11 at GBX 174 each for a total of £149.64, a very small insider purchase.
• CNA traded down 0.9% to GBX 172.95 on Tuesday with volume (~19.05M) below its ~24.49M average; the stock sits between its 52‑week low of GBX 115.80 and high of GBX 180.80.
• Analysts are broadly positive—Centrica has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 185.67 after several firms raised targets or upgraded the stock.

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Chris O’Shea bought 86 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 174 per share, for a total transaction of £149.64.

Centrica Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of CNA stock traded down GBX 1.50 on Tuesday, reaching GBX 172.95. 19,049,539 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 24,491,348. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 169.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 163.31. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.98 billion, a PE ratio of -37.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48. Centrica plc has a 52 week low of GBX 115.80 and a 52 week high of GBX 180.80.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CNA has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 177 to GBX 179 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 175 to GBX 200 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Barclays upgraded Centrica to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from GBX 180 to GBX 210 in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 155 to GBX 190 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Citigroup cut Centrica to a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 185 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Centrica presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 185.67.

Centrica Company Profile

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.

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