LON:CNA

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+0.58 (+1.05 %)

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Today's Range

55.02

Now: GBX 56▼

56.50

50-Day Range

51.36

MA: GBX 54.30▼

58.04

52-Week Range

Now: GBX 56▼

59.32

Volume11.43 million shs

Average Volume18.58 million shs

Market Capitalization£3.29 billion

P/E Ratio80.00

Dividend Yield11.93%

BetaN/A

Centrica (LON:CNA) Vs. UU, SVT, PNN, DRX, GLO, and AFC

Should you be buying CNA stock or one of its competitors? Companies in the sector of "utilities" are considered alternatives and competitors to Centrica, including United Utilities Group (UU), Severn Trent (SVT), Pennon Group (PNN), Drax Group (DRX), ContourGlobal (GLO), and AFC Energy (AFC).

Centrica vs. United Utilities Group Stock

Centrica (LON:CNA) and United Utilities Group (LON:UU) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centrica and United Utilities Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrica	£12.25 billion	0.27	N/A	GBX 0.70	80.00
United Utilities Group	£1.82 billion	3.59	N/A	GBX 16.10	59.47

United Utilities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Centrica and United Utilities Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrica	1	4	4	0	2.33
United Utilities Group	0	3	2	0	2.40

Centrica presently has a consensus target price of GBX 58.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. United Utilities Group has a consensus target price of GBX 980, suggesting a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Centrica's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Centrica is more favorable than United Utilities Group.

Profitability

This table compares Centrica and United Utilities Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrica	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Utilities Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Centrica beats United Utilities Group on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrica vs. Severn Trent Stock

Centrica (LON:CNA) and Severn Trent (LON:SVT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centrica and Severn Trent's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrica	£12.25 billion	0.27	N/A	GBX 0.70	80.00
Severn Trent	£1.82 billion	3.25	N/A	GBX 47.40	51.62

Severn Trent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Centrica and Severn Trent, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrica	1	4	4	0	2.33
Severn Trent	1	3	1	0	2.00

Centrica presently has a consensus target price of GBX 58.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. Severn Trent has a consensus target price of GBX 2,461, suggesting a potential upside of 0.57%. Given Centrica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Centrica is more favorable than Severn Trent.

Profitability

This table compares Centrica and Severn Trent's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrica	N/A	N/A	N/A
Severn Trent	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Centrica beats Severn Trent on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrica vs. Pennon Group Stock

Centrica (LON:CNA) and Pennon Group (LON:PNN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Centrica and Pennon Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrica	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pennon Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centrica and Pennon Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrica	£12.25 billion	0.27	N/A	GBX 0.70	80.00
Pennon Group	£603.10 million	7.22	N/A	GBX 436.30	2.36

Pennon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Centrica and Pennon Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrica	1	4	4	0	2.33
Pennon Group	0	3	1	0	2.25

Centrica presently has a consensus target price of GBX 58.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. Pennon Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,149.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. Given Pennon Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pennon Group is more favorable than Centrica.

Summary

Centrica beats Pennon Group on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrica vs. Drax Group Stock

Centrica (LON:CNA) and Drax Group (LON:DRX) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Centrica and Drax Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrica	1	4	4	0	2.33
Drax Group	0	2	5	0	2.71

Centrica presently has a consensus target price of GBX 58.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. Drax Group has a consensus target price of GBX 363.43, suggesting a potential downside of 12.47%. Given Centrica's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Centrica is more favorable than Drax Group.

Profitability

This table compares Centrica and Drax Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrica	N/A	N/A	N/A
Drax Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Centrica and Drax Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrica	£12.25 billion	0.27	N/A	GBX 0.70	80.00
Drax Group	£4.24 billion	0.39	N/A	GBX (39.80)	-10.43

Drax Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Centrica beats Drax Group on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrica vs. ContourGlobal Stock

ContourGlobal (LON:GLO) and Centrica (LON:CNA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares ContourGlobal and Centrica's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ContourGlobal	N/A	N/A	N/A
Centrica	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for ContourGlobal and Centrica, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ContourGlobal	0	1	1	0	2.50
Centrica	1	4	4	0	2.33

ContourGlobal currently has a consensus price target of GBX 206, suggesting a potential upside of 3.31%. Centrica has a consensus price target of GBX 58.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. Given Centrica's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Centrica is more favorable than ContourGlobal.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ContourGlobal and Centrica's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ContourGlobal	£1.41 billion	0.93	N/A	GBX 1.50	132.93
Centrica	£12.25 billion	0.27	N/A	GBX 0.70	80.00

Centrica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ContourGlobal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

ContourGlobal beats Centrica on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

Centrica vs. AFC Energy Stock

AFC Energy (LON:AFC) and Centrica (LON:CNA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AFC Energy and Centrica's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AFC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBX (0.80)	-88.75
Centrica	£12.25 billion	0.27	N/A	GBX 0.70	80.00

AFC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares AFC Energy and Centrica's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AFC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Centrica	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for AFC Energy and Centrica, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AFC Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Centrica	1	4	4	0	2.33

Centrica has a consensus target price of GBX 58.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. Given Centrica's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Centrica is more favorable than AFC Energy.

Summary

Centrica beats AFC Energy on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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