Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock: Insider Russell O’Brien Buys 98 Shares

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien bought 98 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 154 per share, with a total value of £150.92.

Russell O’Brien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 12th, Russell O’Brien purchased 101 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 147 per share, for a total transaction of £148.47.
• On Monday, September 21st, Russell O’Brien purchased 67,394 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 148 per share, for a total transaction of £99,743.12.
• On Thursday, September 10th, Russell O’Brien purchased 99 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 152 per share, for a total transaction of £150.48.

Centrica Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of CNA traded up GBX 1.45 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 154.90. The stock had a trading volume of 8,413,088 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,327,543. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.40. Centrica plc has a 52-week low of GBX 144 and a 52-week high of GBX 220.30. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 149.92 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 177.46. The firm has a market cap of £7.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on CNA. Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 200 price target on shares of Centrica in a report on Tuesday, November 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 215.60.

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.