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Centrica (LON:CNA) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average - Here's Why

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Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 148 ($2.00) and traded as high as GBX 158.40 ($2.14). Centrica shares last traded at GBX 156.40 ($2.11), with a volume of 16,431,037 shares.

Centrica Stock Up 0.1%

The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 158.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 148.56. The firm has a market cap of £7.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.38, a price-to-earnings-growth 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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Philippe Boisseau purchased 1,230 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 158 ($2.13) per share, with a total value of £1,943.40 ($2,621.61). Also, insider Chris O’Shea sold 770,946 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 168 ($2.27), for a total transaction of £1,295,189.28 ($1,747,186.40). Insiders have bought 14,494 shares of company stock valued at $2,208,408 in the last 90 days. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Centrica

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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.

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