Russell O’Brien Buys 67,394 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien acquired 67,394 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 148 per share, for a total transaction of £99,743.12.

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

• On Thursday, September 10th, Russell O’Brien bought 99 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 152 per share, for a total transaction of £150.48.
• On Monday, August 10th, Russell O’Brien purchased 98 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 154 per share, with a total value of £150.92.

Centrica Stock Performance

Shares of CNA traded up GBX 2.75 during trading hours on Monday, hitting GBX 149.80. The company had a trading volume of 970,050,125 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,653,414. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 157.17 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 182.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68. The firm has a market cap of £6.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.92, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. Centrica plc has a 12 month low of GBX 145.80 and a 12 month high of GBX 220.30.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 3.64% and a return on equity of 21.92%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank reduced their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 216.33.

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.