Insider Buying: Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Buys 1,230 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Philippe Boisseau bought 1,230 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 158 ($2.10) per share, with a total value of £1,943.40 ($2,578.82).

Philippe Boisseau also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 26th, Philippe Boisseau purchased 1,270 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 148 ($1.96) per share, for a total transaction of £1,879.60 ($2,494.16).

Centrica Stock Up 0.2 %

CNA traded up GBX 0.35 ($0.00) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 157.90 ($2.10). 25,615,566 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 27,294,453. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 112.99 ($1.50) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 161.45 ($2.14). The company has a market cap of £7.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.53, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 148.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 136.56.

Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 19 ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 25.16% and a net margin of 5.39%.

Centrica Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share. This is a positive change from Centrica's previous dividend of $1.50. This represents a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. Centrica's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.06%.

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.