Key Points
- Centrica insider Chris O’Shea purchased 349 shares at GBX 150 each, for a total investment of £523.50.
- Centrica shares opened at GBX 148.75, down 1.1%, and remain near their 52-week low of GBX 145.80; the company has a £6.74 billion market capitalization and a P/E ratio of 9.85.
- Analysts maintain a generally positive view, with five Buy ratings and one Hold rating, an average “Moderate Buy” consensus, and an average price target of GBX 216.33 despite Berenberg lowering its target to GBX 200.
Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Chris OShea purchased 349 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 150 per share, for a total transaction of £523.50.
Centrica Stock Down 1.1%
CNA opened at GBX 148.75 on Thursday. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 145.80 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 220.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.43. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 155.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 181.30. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.85, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32.
Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 3.64% and a return on equity of 21.92%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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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