Centrica plc (CNA) to Issue Dividend of GBX 3 on June 5th

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) declared a dividend on Thursday, February 20th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a dividend of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share by the integrated energy company on Thursday, June 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This is a 100.0% increase from Centrica’s previous dividend of $1.50. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Centrica Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of LON CNA opened at GBX 160.05 ($2.15) on Tuesday. Centrica has a 12-month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.52) and a 12-month high of GBX 160.35 ($2.15). The firm has a market cap of £8.00 billion, a PE ratio of 7.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 147.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 135.33. 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 (LON:CNA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 19 ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 5.39% and a return on equity of 25.16%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Centrica

In other Centrica news, insider Philippe Boisseau purchased 1,270 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 148 ($1.99) per share, for a total transaction of £1,879.60 ($2,525.33). Also, insider Amber Rudd purchased 1,483 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 152 ($2.04) per share, for a total transaction of £2,254.16 ($3,028.56). Insiders acquired 12,857 shares of company stock valued at $1,918,248 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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.