Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Amber Rudd Buys 2,217 Shares

Centrica plc (LON:CNA – Get Rating) insider Amber Rudd bought 2,217 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 86 ($1.08) per share, with a total value of £1,906.62 ($2,399.17).

Amber Rudd also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 25th, Amber Rudd acquired 2,449 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 78 ($0.98) per share, with a total value of £1,910.22 ($2,403.70).
• On Friday, March 25th, Amber Rudd acquired 2,279 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 82 ($1.03) per share, with a total value of £1,868.78 ($2,351.55).

LON CNA opened at GBX 85.32 ($1.07) on Thursday. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 45.21 ($0.57) and a one year high of GBX 89.60 ($1.13). The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 80.45 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 74.71. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.03 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 168.84, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.55.

CNA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Wednesday, May 11th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 112 ($1.41) to GBX 123 ($1.55) and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 16th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 105 ($1.32) price target on shares of Centrica in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 90 ($1.13) to GBX 125 ($1.57) and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 98.67 ($1.24).

About Centrica (Get Rating)

Centrica plc operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, North America, and internationally. The company operates through British Gas Services & Solutions, British Gas Energy, Centrica Business Solutions, Bord Gáis Energy, Energy Marketing & Trading, and Upstream segments.

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