Key Points
- Frank Mastiaux, a Centrica insider, bought 1,321 shares on March 25 at an average price of GBX 198 (≈£2,615), adding to a prior Feb. 25 purchase of 7,544 shares at GBX 190 — signaling continued insider buying.
- Analysts are broadly bullish: Citigroup and RBC raised targets to GBX 218 and GBX 215 respectively, the consensus rating is a "Moderate Buy" with a price target of GBX 202.40, and shares opened at GBX 199.95 (up ~1.0%).
Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Frank Mastiaux purchased 1,321 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 198 per share, with a total value of £2,615.58.
Frank Mastiaux also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, February 25th, Frank Mastiaux acquired 7,544 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, for a total transaction of £14,333.60.
Centrica Trading Up 1.0%
CNA stock opened at GBX 199.95 on Thursday. Centrica plc has a 1-year low of GBX 137.55 and a 1-year high of GBX 214. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77. The business's 50 day moving average is GBX 193.98 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 178.38. The firm has a market cap of £9.04 billion, a P/E ratio of -133.30, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.48.
Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four equities 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 price target of GBX 202.40.
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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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