Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Philippe Boisseau Buys 1,428 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Philippe Boisseau purchased 1,428 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 131 ($1.62) per share, with a total value of £1,870.68 ($2,310.62).

Centrica Price Performance

Shares of CNA opened at GBX 131.40 ($1.62) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £7.04 billion, a PE ratio of 190.43, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 129.04 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 140.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.93, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.44. Centrica plc has a twelve month low of GBX 110.20 ($1.36) and a twelve month high of GBX 173.70 ($2.15).

Centrica Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 30th will be given a GBX 2.67 ($0.03) dividend. This is a positive change from Centrica’s previous dividend of $1.33. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.99%. Centrica’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 579.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CNA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, February 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Centrica presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 156.25 ($1.93).

Centrica Company Profile

Centrica plc operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally. The company operates through British Gas Services & Solutions, British Gas Energy, Centrica Business Solutions, Bord Gáis Energy, Centrica Energy, and Upstream segments.