Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Philippe Boisseau Purchases 1,021 Shares

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Philippe Boisseau purchased 1,021 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 184 per share, with a total value of £1,878.64.

Philippe Boisseau also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 29th, Philippe Boisseau bought 1,116 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 168 per share, with a total value of £1,874.88.
• On Tuesday, November 25th, Philippe Boisseau acquired 1,080 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 163 per share, with a total value of £1,760.40.

Centrica Price Performance

Shares of LON CNA traded up GBX 1.81 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 184.87. The company had a trading volume of 2,147,000,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 135,998,500. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 171.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 168.01. The stock has a market cap of £8.37 billion, a PE ratio of -40.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48. Centrica plc has a 1-year low of GBX 132.15 and a 1-year high of GBX 186.15.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on CNA. Barclays raised shares of Centrica to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from GBX 180 to GBX 210 in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Citigroup downgraded Centrica to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 185 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrica has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 192.80.

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.