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Centrica (OTCMKTS:CPYYY) Hits New 52-Week High - Still a Buy?

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Centrica plc (OTCMKTS:CPYYY - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $7.89 and last traded at $7.78, with a volume of 515 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.66.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays downgraded shares of Centrica from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy".

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Centrica Stock Down 1.5 %

The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.66.

Centrica Company Profile

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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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