Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Shares of Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seven analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 167 ($2.10).

Several equities analysts recently commented on CNA shares. Citigroup reiterated a "top pick" rating on shares of Centrica in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.88) price target on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, December 6th.

Insider Transactions at Centrica

In other news, insider Kevin O'Byrne bought 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 123 ($1.54) per share, for a total transaction of £61,500 ($77,164.37). Also, insider Amber Rudd purchased 1,688 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 129 ($1.62) per share, with a total value of £2,177.52 ($2,732.15). Insiders purchased 55,257 shares of company stock valued at $6,803,904 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

Centrica Stock Performance

CNA traded up GBX 0.65 ($0.01) during midday trading on Monday, reaching GBX 132.50 ($1.66). The company had a trading volume of 11,044,899 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,906,639. Centrica has a 12-month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.42) and a 12-month high of GBX 157.90 ($1.98). The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 124.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 127.49. The stock has a market cap of £6.88 billion, a PE ratio of 602.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.77.

Centrica Company Profile

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.