Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Buys £972.97 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Sue Whalley bought 653 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction on Friday, September 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 149 per share, with a total value of £972.97.

Sue Whalley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, July 27th, Sue Whalley purchased 600 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 162 per share, for a total transaction of £972.

Centrica Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 147.40 on Monday. Centrica plc has a 12-month low of GBX 145.80 and a 12-month high of GBX 220.30. The company has a market cap of £6.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.76, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. 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’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 154.65 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 180.65.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 EPS 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 cut their price target on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Centrica currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.