Insider Buying: Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Acquires £974.70 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Sue Whalley acquired 513 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, for a total transaction of £974.70.

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

• On Monday, January 26th, Sue Whalley bought 530 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 184 per share, with a total value of £975.20.
• On Monday, December 29th, Sue Whalley purchased 579 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 168 per share, for a total transaction of £972.72.

Centrica Trading Up 1.6%

CNA stock opened at GBX 199.15 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £9.00 billion, a PE ratio of -43.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.77. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 137.55 and a one year high of GBX 200. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 183.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 173.40.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 5.39% and a return on equity of 25.16%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup raised their price target on Centrica from GBX 185 to GBX 200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Centrica presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 198.80.

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.