Insider Buying: Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Buys 1,483 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Amber Rudd bought 1,483 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 152 ($1.92) per share, for a total transaction of £2,254.16 ($2,841.50).

Amber Rudd also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 27th, Amber Rudd acquired 1,672 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 135 ($1.70) per share, for a total transaction of £2,257.20 ($2,845.33).
• On Friday, December 27th, Amber Rudd acquired 1,688 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 129 ($1.63) per share, for a total transaction of £2,177.52 ($2,744.89).

Centrica Stock Performance

CNA stock traded up GBX 2.25 ($0.03) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 149.50 ($1.88). 82,216,531 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 25,762,160. Centrica plc has a twelve month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.42) and a twelve month high of GBX 155.30 ($1.96). The company has a market capitalization of £7.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 137.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 128.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48.

Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 19 ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 25.16% and a net margin of 5.39%.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on CNA. Citigroup reiterated a "top pick" rating on shares of Centrica in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 150 ($1.89) price objective on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Centrica has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 167 ($2.11).

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.