Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Buys £148.47 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien purchased 101 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 12th. The shares were acquired 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 acquired 67,394 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was 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 acquired 99 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 152 per share, for a total transaction of £150.48.
• On Monday, August 10th, Russell O’Brien acquired 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 Performance

CNA opened at GBX 150.65 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68. The company has a market cap of £6.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.98, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 151.11 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 174.94. Centrica plc has a 12-month low of GBX 144 and a 12-month high of GBX 220.30.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last announced 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%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank cut their price objective 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 217.60.

Centrica Company Profile

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.