Key Points
- Insider accumulation: Centrica director Sue Whalley bought 468 shares at GBX 208 on April 27 (£973.44), adding to a Feb. 25 purchase of 513 shares at GBX 190, indicating continued insider buying.
- Analyst sentiment: Four analysts rate the stock Buy and one Hold, giving a consensus "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 202.40, with Royal Bank of Canada and Citigroup raising targets to GBX 215 and GBX 218 respectively.
- Financial snapshot: Centrica has a market cap of £9.44bn, a negative P/E (-139.02) and thin profitability (net margin 0.37%), while the share price (~GBX 208.54) sits near the 50-day moving average and close to its one-year high.
Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Sue Whalley bought 468 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 208 per share, with a total value of £973.44.
Sue Whalley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, February 25th, Sue Whalley bought 513 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 190 per share, with a total value of £974.70.
Centrica Price Performance
Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 208.54 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of £9.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -139.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.39. 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 has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 203.98 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 185.73. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 144.30 and a one year high of GBX 220.30.
Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last announced 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%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on CNA shares. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup boosted 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Centrica currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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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