Centrica plc (OTCMKTS:CPYYY - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $8.57 and last traded at $8.45, with a volume of 1313 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $8.39.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Barclays downgraded Centrica from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Centrica presently has an average rating of "Buy".
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Centrica Stock Down 3.0 %
The company's fifty day simple moving average is $7.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $7.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.
Centrica Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.1402 per share. This is a positive change from Centrica's previous dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 2nd. This represents a yield of 3.9%.
About Centrica
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Centrica plc operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally. The company operates through British Gas Services & Solutions, British Gas Energy, Centrica Business Solutions, Bord Gáis Energy, Centrica Energy, and Upstream segments.
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