Key Points
- Sue Whalley, a Centrica insider, bought 579 shares on Dec. 29 at an average price of GBX 168 (£972.72), adding to recent buys of 600 shares at GBX 163 (Nov. 25) and 549 shares at GBX 177 (Oct. 27).
- Centrica shares trade around GBX 168–169 (opened GBX 168.89), sit inside a 52‑week range of GBX 130–180.80, and carry a consensus analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target of GBX 192.80.
Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Sue Whalley acquired 579 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 29th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 168 per share, for a total transaction of £972.72.
Sue Whalley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, November 25th, Sue Whalley bought 600 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 163 per share, with a total value of £978.
- On Monday, October 27th, Sue Whalley bought 549 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 177 per share, for a total transaction of £971.73.
Centrica Stock Up 0.3%
CNA stock opened at GBX 168.89 on Tuesday. The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 170.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 166.06. The company has a market capitalization of £7.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -36.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. Centrica plc has a 52 week low of GBX 130 and a 52 week high of GBX 180.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on CNA shares. Citigroup downgraded Centrica to a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 185 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays raised Centrica to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from GBX 180 to GBX 210 in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 192.80.
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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.
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