Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment 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. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 167 ($2.09).
CNA has been the topic of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.87) price target on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, December 6th. Citigroup restated a "top pick" rating on shares of Centrica in a research note on Thursday, December 5th.
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Insider Transactions at Centrica
In other news, insider Kevin O'Byrne bought 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 123 ($1.54) per share, with a total value of £61,500 ($76,788.61). Also, insider Amber Rudd purchased 1,624 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 123 ($1.54) per share, with a total value of £1,997.52 ($2,494.09). Insiders purchased a total of 53,609 shares of company stock worth $6,604,442 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.
Centrica Stock Down 2.1 %
CNA traded down GBX 2.90 ($0.04) during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 134.70 ($1.68). 10,225,972 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,961,701. Centrica has a 1 year low of GBX 112.99 ($1.41) and a 1 year high of GBX 155.30 ($1.94). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.77. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.99 billion, a PE ratio of 612.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 130.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 127.61.
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Get Free ReportCentrica 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.
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