Chris O?Shea Buys 68,055 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

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

Centrica Stock Up 1.9%

Centrica stock traded up GBX 2.75 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 149.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 970,050,125 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,653,414. The company has a market capitalization of £6.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. Centrica plc has a 12 month low of GBX 145.80 and a 12 month high of GBX 220.30. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 157.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 182.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last announced 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 shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 27th. 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 MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.