Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Acquires £975.20 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Sue Whalley acquired 530 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 184 per share, with a total value of £975.20.

Sue Whalley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 29th, Sue Whalley purchased 579 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 168 per share, with a total value of £972.72.
• On Tuesday, November 25th, Sue Whalley purchased 600 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 163 per share, for a total transaction of £978.

Centrica Stock Performance

LON CNA traded up GBX 1.81 on Monday, hitting GBX 184.87. The stock had a trading volume of 2,147,000,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 135,998,500. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 171.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 168.01. The stock has a market cap of £8.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 132.15 and a one year high of GBX 186.15.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on CNA. Barclays upgraded shares of Centrica to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from GBX 180 to GBX 210 in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Citigroup downgraded Centrica to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 185 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 192.80.

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.