Chris O’Shea Acquires 456 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea purchased 456 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 202 per share, with a total value of £921.12.

Centrica Stock Up 2.6%

CNA traded up GBX 4.86 on Monday, reaching GBX 194.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,114,271,250 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,640,508. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 206.46 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 188.28. Centrica plc has a 1 year low of GBX 149.05 and a 1 year high of GBX 220.30. The stock has a market cap of £8.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -129.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.36.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 EPS for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 1.68% and a net margin of 0.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CNA shares. Citigroup raised their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on Centrica from GBX 190 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 225 price objective on shares of Centrica in a research note on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 210 target price on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrica has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 221.33.

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.