Russell O’Brien Purchases 81 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien bought 81 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 186 per share, for a total transaction of £150.66.

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

• On Thursday, May 14th, Russell O’Brien bought 151 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 202 per share, for a total transaction of £305.02.
• On Monday, May 11th, Russell O’Brien bought 75 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 201 per share, for a total transaction of £150.75.
• On Friday, April 10th, Russell O’Brien bought 71 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 211 per share, for a total transaction of £149.81.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Russell O’Brien sold 336,485 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200, for a total value of £672,970.

Centrica Stock Performance

Shares of CNA traded down GBX 3.48 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 182.32. The stock had a trading volume of 2,147,000,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 58,626,512. The firm has a market cap of £8.26 billion, a P/E ratio of -121.54, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 201.80 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 191.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.40. Centrica plc has a 52 week low of GBX 152.45 and a 52 week high of GBX 220.30.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on Centrica from GBX 190 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 225 target price on shares of Centrica in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Centrica currently has a consensus 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.