Insider Buying: Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Buys £149.38 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O?Shea purchased 97 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 154 per share, for a total transaction of £149.38.

Centrica Price Performance

Centrica stock opened at GBX 160 on Friday. Centrica plc has a 12 month low of GBX 144 and a 12 month high of GBX 220.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 150.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 177.05. The company has a market cap of £7.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CNA has been the topic of several research reports. Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 200 price target on shares of Centrica in a research report on Tuesday, November 3rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to MarketBeat.com, Centrica currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price 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.