Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Chris O’Shea Acquires 72 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea acquired 72 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 211 per share, for a total transaction of £151.92.

Centrica Trading Up 0.8%

LON:CNA opened at GBX 213 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 200.98 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 182.97. 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 plc has a 52 week low of GBX 144.25 and a 52 week high of GBX 220.30. The firm has a market cap of £9.65 billion, a P/E ratio of -142.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.39.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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