Russell O’Brien Purchases 151 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien bought 151 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 202 per share, for a total transaction of £305.02.

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

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

Centrica Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of Centrica stock traded up GBX 4.86 during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 194.35. 1,114,271,250 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 48,640,508. 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 1-year low of GBX 149.05 and a 1-year high of GBX 220.30. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 206.46 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 188.28. The firm has a market capitalization of £8.80 billion, a PE ratio of -129.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.36.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last released its earnings results 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 0.37% and a return on equity of 1.68%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on CNA shares. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 225 price target on shares of Centrica in a report on Monday, May 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 210 price target on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Centrica from GBX 190 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 221.33.

About Centrica

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.