Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 128.82 ($1.63) and traded as high as GBX 132.36 ($1.67). Centrica shares last traded at GBX 131.15 ($1.66), with a volume of 22,731,568 shares trading hands.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on CNA. Citigroup restated a "top pick" rating on shares of Centrica in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.89) target price on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, December 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Centrica currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 167 ($2.11).
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Centrica Trading Down 0.3 %
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The business's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 122.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 128.75. The stock has a market cap of £6.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 596.14, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Kevin O'Byrne purchased 50,000 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 123 ($1.55) per share, for a total transaction of £61,500 ($77,622.11). Also, insider Amber Rudd acquired 1,668 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 119 ($1.50) per share, for a total transaction of £1,984.92 ($2,505.26). Insiders bought 55,237 shares of company stock worth $6,784,644 in the last quarter. 0.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Centrica
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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.
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