Centrica plc (OTCMKTS:CPYYY - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $7.88 and last traded at $7.43, with a volume of 1695 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.68.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Barclays downgraded shares of Centrica from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy".
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Centrica Stock Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $7.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.66.
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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