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

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien purchased 151 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price 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 purchased 75 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 201 per share, for a total transaction of £150.75.
• On Friday, April 10th, Russell O’Brien purchased 71 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 211 per share, for a total transaction of £149.81.
• On Monday, March 23rd, Russell O’Brien sold 336,485 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 200, for a total value of £672,970.

Centrica Trading Up 2.6%

LON:CNA traded up GBX 4.86 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 194.35. 1,114,271,250 shares of the company’s stock 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. The firm has a market capitalization of £8.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -129.57, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 206.46 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 188.28. Centrica plc has a 12-month low of GBX 149.05 and a 12-month high of GBX 220.30.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 1.68% and a net margin of 0.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CNA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup raised their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 210 price target on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, May 8th. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on Centrica from GBX 190 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 225 target price on shares of Centrica in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Centrica from GBX 245 to GBX 235 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 221.33.

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.