Russell O'Brien Purchases 71 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Key Points

• Russell O'Brien purchased 71 Centrica shares at GBX 211 (£149.81) on April 10, after having sold 336,485 shares at GBX 200 on March 23, signaling a large prior disposal followed by a very small buyback.
• Centrica trades around GBX 210.90 with a market cap of £9.55bn and a 52‑week range of GBX 144.25–220.30; analysts hold a consensus Moderate Buy rating with an average target of GBX 202.40 and recent upgrades to GBX 215/218.

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Russell O'Brien bought 71 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 211 per share, for a total transaction of £149.81.

Russell O'Brien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 23rd, Russell O'Brien sold 336,485 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 200, for a total transaction of £672,970.
• On Tuesday, February 10th, Russell O'Brien bought 79 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 190 per share, for a total transaction of £150.10.

Centrica Price Performance

CNA stock traded down GBX 0.50 during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 210.90. 44,212,305 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,800,750. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 200.54 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 182.64. The stock has a market cap of £9.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -140.60, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.39. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 144.25 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 220.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.45.

Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 1.68% and a net margin of 0.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup boosted their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 202.40.

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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