Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock: Insider Sue Whalley Acquires 651 Shares

Key Points

• Insider buying: Centrica director Sue Whalley purchased 651 shares at GBX 150 each, worth £976.50, following a similar purchase of 653 shares in September.
• Stock performance: Centrica shares traded at GBX 150.25, near their 52-week low of GBX 144 and below the 200-day moving average of GBX 172.36. The company has a £6.80 billion market capitalization and a P/E ratio of 9.95.
• Analyst outlook: Centrica has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating from analysts, with a target price of GBX 217.60; Berenberg lowered its target from GBX 230 to GBX 200 but maintained a Buy rating.

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Sue Whalley acquired 651 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 150 per share, with a total value of £976.50.

Sue Whalley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, September 25th, Sue Whalley bought 653 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 149 per share, for a total transaction of £972.97.

Centrica Stock Performance

LON:CNA traded down GBX 0.30 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 150.25. 23,030,561 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 32,117,754. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 150.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 172.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.43. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 144 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 220.30.

Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 3.64% and a return on equity of 21.92%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Centrica currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 217.60.

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. 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.

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