Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Russell O’Brien Purchases 71 Shares

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien purchased 71 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 211 per share, with a total value of £149.81.

Russell O’Brien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 23rd, Russell O’Brien sold 336,485 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 200, for a total value of £672,970.
• On Tuesday, February 10th, Russell O’Brien acquired 79 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, for a total transaction of £150.10.

Centrica Stock Up 0.8%

CNA opened at GBX 213 on Tuesday. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 144.25 and a one year high of GBX 220.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.45. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 200.98 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 182.97. The company has a market capitalization of £9.65 billion, a PE 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 return on equity of 1.68% and a net margin of 0.37%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on CNA shares. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Four investment 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.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.