Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Russell O'Brien acquired 98 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 154 per share, for a total transaction of £150.92.
Russell O'Brien also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, June 10th, Russell O'Brien bought 81 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 186 per share, with a total value of £150.66.
- On Thursday, May 14th, Russell O'Brien bought 151 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 202 per share, with a total value of £305.02.
Centrica Trading Down 0.2%
LON CNA traded down GBX 0.30 on Tuesday, reaching GBX 153.35. The stock had a trading volume of 16,825,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 37,929,406. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 171.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 190.07. Centrica plc has a 12-month low of GBX 151.45 and a 12-month high of GBX 220.30. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32.
Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 3.64%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts recently commented on CNA shares. Berenberg Bank cut their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 225 target price on shares of Centrica in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 216.33.
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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. 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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