Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Frank Mastiaux Acquires 7,544 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Frank Mastiaux bought 7,544 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, with a total value of £14,333.60.

Centrica Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of CNA stock opened at GBX 194.55 on Thursday. Centrica plc has a twelve month low of GBX 137.55 and a twelve month high of GBX 200. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 182.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 173. The company has a market capitalization of £8.80 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 25.16% and a net margin of 5.39%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup raised their price objective on Centrica from GBX 185 to GBX 200 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Centrica has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 198.80.

About Centrica

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.