Centrica (CNA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. By focussing on operational excellence, commercial innovation and investing for value, we are underpinning Centrica for the future, delivering sustainable earnings from our core businesses, creating future growth opportunities, and delivering attractive shareholder returns. For more information about Centrica and our brands visit www.centrica.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 165.40 to 167.80
• 50-Day Range: 152.94 to 168.33
• 52-Week Range: 112.99 to 169.65
• Volume: 36.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 26.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £8.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.88
• Dividend Yield: 2.42%
• Price Target: GBX 175
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Centrica Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Centrica scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Centrica has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Centrica has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Centrica is 7.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Centrica is 7.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 16.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Centrica has a PEG Ratio of 0.45. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Centrica has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNA.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Centrica pays a meaningful dividend of 3.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Centrica does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Centrica is 19.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Centrica has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Centrica this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CNA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Centrica to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Centrica insiders have sold 18,595.72% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £6,927.73 in company stock and sold £1,295,189.28 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.20% of the stock of Centrica is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

54.19% of the stock of Centrica is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CNA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNA shares performed this year?

Centrica's stock was trading at GBX 133.60 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CNA shares have increased by 23.8% and is now trading at GBX 165.40.

How were Centrica's earnings last quarter?

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The integrated energy company reported $7.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 5.39% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.16%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Centrica?

Shares of CNA stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Centrica own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Centrica investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and Athabasca Oil (ATH).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/5 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/05/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Today: 8/08/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Independent Power Producers
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: LON:CNA
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.centrica.com
• Phone: +44-1753-494000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Centrica: GBX 175
• High Price Target: GBX 200
• Low Price Target: GBX 150
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 20.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.45
• Net Income: £1.05 billion
• Net Margins: 5.39%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 25.16%
• Return on Assets: -33.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 66.48
• Current Ratio: 1.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £19.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.43
• Cash Flow: GBX 126.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.32
• Book Value: GBX 100.08 per share
• Price / Book: 1.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,996,849,036
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £8.34 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.08