Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £14,333.60 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Frank Mastiaux bought 7,544 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, with a total value of £14,333.60.

Centrica Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 199.15 on Friday. Centrica plc has a 52-week low of GBX 137.55 and a 52-week high of GBX 200. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.00 billion, a PE ratio of -43.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 183.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 173.40.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 5.39% and a return on equity of 25.16%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup increased their price objective on Centrica from GBX 185 to GBX 200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 198.80.

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.