Key Points
- Centrica insider Russell O’Brien bought 101 shares at GBX 147 each, worth £148.47, following several earlier purchases—including 67,394 shares acquired in September.
- Centrica shares opened at GBX 149.35 and were down 0.6%; the stock has traded between GBX 144 and GBX 220.30 over the past year.
- Analysts maintain a generally positive view, with five Buy ratings and one Hold rating. The consensus is “Moderate Buy” with an average price target of GBX 216.33, despite Berenberg reducing its target to GBX 200.
Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Russell O'Brien acquired 101 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 147 per share, with a total value of £148.47.
Russell O'Brien also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, September 21st, Russell O'Brien bought 67,394 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 148 per share, for a total transaction of £99,743.12.
- On Thursday, September 10th, Russell O'Brien bought 99 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 152 per share, for a total transaction of £150.48.
- On Monday, August 10th, Russell O'Brien bought 98 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 154 per share, for a total transaction of £150.92.
Centrica Stock Down 0.6%
Shares of LON:CNA opened at GBX 149.35 on Thursday. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 144 and a one year high of GBX 220.30. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 151.29 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 175.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The stock has a market cap of £6.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32.
Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 3.64% and a return on equity of 21.92%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrica has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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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