Key Points
- Insider buying: Centrica director Sue Whalley purchased 651 shares at GBX 150 each, worth £976.50, following a similar £972.97 purchase in September.
- Stock performance: Centrica opened at GBX 150.20, near its 50-day average of GBX 150.51 and well below its 200-day average of GBX 178.96. Shares have traded between GBX 144 and GBX 220.30 over the past year.
- Analyst outlook: Berenberg lowered its price target from GBX 230 to GBX 200 but maintained a “Buy” rating. Overall, analysts rate Centrica a “Moderate Buy,” with an average target price of GBX 217.60.
Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Sue Whalley acquired 651 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 150 per share, with a total value of £976.50.
Sue Whalley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, September 25th, Sue Whalley acquired 653 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 149 per share, for a total transaction of £972.97.
Centrica Stock Down 0.2%
CNA opened at GBX 150.20 on Tuesday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 150.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 178.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.43. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 144 and a one year high of GBX 220.30. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrica has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 217.60.
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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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