Key Points
- Centrica insider buying: Insider Jonathan Howell purchased 50,000 shares of Centrica on May 20 at GBX 197 each, totaling about £98,500.
- Stock performance and valuation: Centrica shares last traded around GBX 200.14, near the middle of their 1-year range of GBX 152.45 to GBX 220.30. The company has a market cap of about £9.06 billion.
- Analyst sentiment remains positive: Several brokerages have recently raised or reiterated favorable ratings, with the stock carrying a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of GBX 221.33.
Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Howell bought 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 197 per share, for a total transaction of £98,500.
Centrica Price Performance
Shares of CNA opened at GBX 200.14 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £9.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -133.42, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.36. Centrica plc has a 1-year low of GBX 152.45 and a 1-year high of GBX 220.30. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 206.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 188.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77.
Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 0.37% and a return on equity of 1.68%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on CNA. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 225 target price on shares of Centrica in a report on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on shares of Centrica from GBX 190 to GBX 230 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 221.33.
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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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