Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock: Insider Chris O’Shea Purchases 97 Shares

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea bought 97 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 154 per share, with a total value of £149.38.

Centrica Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Centrica stock traded up GBX 1.45 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 154.90. 8,413,088 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 31,327,543. Centrica plc has a twelve month low of GBX 144 and a twelve month high of GBX 220.30. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 149.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 177.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CNA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 200 target price on shares of Centrica in a research note on Tuesday, November 3rd. Berenberg Bank lowered their price objective on Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 215.60.

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.