Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £2,244.40 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Frank Mastiaux acquired 1,448 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price 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 stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 162 per share, with a total value of £2,242.08.
• On Thursday, June 25th, Frank Mastiaux bought 1,287 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 175 per share, with a total value of £2,252.25.

Centrica Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of CNA stock opened at GBX 154.60 on Friday. 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 stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 163.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 186.99. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.00 billion, a PE ratio of 10.24, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. Centrica plc has a 52-week low of GBX 151.45 and a 52-week high of GBX 220.30.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on CNA shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 210 price target on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 225 target price on shares of Centrica in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Berenberg Bank dropped their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 216.33.

About Centrica

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.