Centrica (CNA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. By focussing on operational excellence, commercial innovation and investing for value, we are underpinning Centrica for the future, delivering sustainable earnings from our core businesses, creating future growth opportunities, and delivering attractive shareholder returns. For more information about Centrica and our brands visit www.centrica.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 197.20 to 201.90
• 50-Day Range: 189.50 to 218.89
• 52-Week Range: 152.45 to 220.30
• Volume: 6.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 35.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £9.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.76%
• Price Target: GBX 221.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Centrica Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Centrica scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Centrica has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Centrica has a consensus price target of GBX 221.33, representing about 10.6% upside from its current price of GBX 200.14.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Centrica has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Centrica is -133.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Centrica is -133.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Centrica has a PEG Ratio of 0.45. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Centrica has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNA.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Centrica pays a meaningful dividend of 2.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Centrica does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

Centrica has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Centrica this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for CNA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -69% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

6 insiders have purchased shares of Centrica in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Centrica insiders have sold 1,362.18% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £174,146.57 in company stock and sold £2,546,334 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.39% of the stock of Centrica is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.34% of the stock of Centrica is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Independent Power Producers
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: LON:CNA
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.centrica.com
• Phone: +44-1753-494000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Centrica: GBX 221.33
• High Price Target: GBX 235
• Low Price Target: GBX 210
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (1.50)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.45
• Net Income: £1.05 billion
• Net Margins: 0.37%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.68%
• Return on Assets: -33.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 98.77
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £19.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.47
• Cash Flow: GBX 151.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.32
• Book Value: GBX 100.08 per share
• Price / Book: 2.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,528,869,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £9.06 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.36