Key Points
- Centrica insider Frank Mastiaux purchased 1,448 shares at GBX 155 each, investing £2,244.40. The purchase follows two similar insider buys in June and July.
- Centrica shares opened at GBX 155.55 and were up 0.5%, with a £7.04 billion market capitalization. The company most recently reported quarterly EPS of GBX 6.80.
- Analysts maintain a generally positive view, with five Buy ratings and one Hold rating; the consensus price target is GBX 216.33 versus the reported share price.
Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Frank Mastiaux acquired 1,448 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 155 per share, for a total transaction of £2,244.40.
Frank Mastiaux also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, July 27th, Frank Mastiaux bought 1,384 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 162 per share, for a total transaction of £2,242.08.
- On Thursday, June 25th, Frank Mastiaux bought 1,287 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 175 per share, for a total transaction of £2,252.25.
Centrica Stock Up 0.5%
LON:CNA opened at GBX 155.55 on Wednesday. Centrica plc has a 1 year low of GBX 151.45 and a 1 year high of GBX 220.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 164.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 187.54. The stock has a market cap of £7.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.30, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68.
Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 EPS for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 3.64%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
CNA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 225 price target on shares of Centrica in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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. Finally, Berenberg Bank cut their price objective on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 216.33.
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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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