Centrica (LON:CNA) Share Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 143 ($1.94) and traded as high as GBX 164.70 ($2.23). Centrica shares last traded at GBX 163.35 ($2.22), with a volume of 28,360,467 shares.

Centrica Price Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 154.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 143.73. 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 market cap of £8.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Insider Buying and Selling at Centrica

In related news, insider Sue Whalley acquired 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 149 ($2.02) per share, for a total transaction of £14,900 ($20,217.10). Also, insider Philippe Boisseau purchased 1,230 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 158 ($2.14) per share, with a total value of £1,943.40 ($2,636.91). Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 14,659 shares of company stock valued at $2,212,476. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

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.