Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Acquires £150.08 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien purchased 112 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 134 ($1.64) per share, with a total value of £150.08 ($183.23).

Russell O’Brien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, November 14th, Russell O’Brien acquired 57 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 122 ($1.49) per share, with a total value of GBX 6,954 ($84.90).

Centrica Stock Up 1.6 %

Centrica stock traded up GBX 2.10 ($0.03) during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 135.85 ($1.66). 43,435,820 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,107,152. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 126.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 127.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.77. Centrica plc has a 52-week low of GBX 112.99 ($1.38) and a 52-week high of GBX 155.30 ($1.90). The firm has a market cap of £7.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 617.50, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup restated a “top pick” rating on shares of Centrica in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.83) price objective on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, December 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 167 ($2.04).

Centrica Company Profile

Centrica plc operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally. The company operates through British Gas Services & Solutions, British Gas Energy, Centrica Business Solutions, Bord Gáis Energy, Centrica Energy, and Upstream segments.