Insider Buying: Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Buys £100,721.40 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea acquired 68,055 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 148 per share, with a total value of £100,721.40.

Centrica Stock Down 1.1%

LON CNA opened at GBX 148.75 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.85, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 155.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 181.30. Centrica plc has a 52 week low of GBX 145.80 and a 52 week high of GBX 220.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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