Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Sue Whalley Buys 586 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Sue Whalley acquired 586 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 166 per share, with a total value of £972.76.

Centrica Price Performance

LON CNA opened at GBX 166.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.77. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 162.59 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 157.05. The company has a market capitalization of £7.82 billion, a PE ratio of -3,612.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 112.99 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 170.20.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 7 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 25.16% and a net margin of 5.39%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CNA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 185 target price on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, August 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 177 to GBX 179 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on Centrica from GBX 155 to GBX 190 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 175 to GBX 200 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Centrica has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 180.80.

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.