Insider Buying: Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £99,743.12 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien bought 67,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 148 per share, for a total transaction of £99,743.12.

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

• On Thursday, September 10th, Russell O’Brien bought 99 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 152 per share, with a total value of £150.48.
• On Monday, August 10th, Russell O’Brien bought 98 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 154 per share, with a total value of £150.92.

Centrica Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of LON:CNA opened at GBX 148.75 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.68, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.74 billion, a PE ratio of 9.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 155.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 181.30. Centrica plc has a 1 year low of GBX 145.80 and a 1 year high of GBX 220.30.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The integrated energy company reported GBX 6.80 EPS for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 3.64% and a return on equity of 21.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrica currently has a consensus 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.