Amber Rudd Purchases 1,672 Shares of Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Amber Rudd bought 1,672 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 135 ($1.68) per share, with a total value of £2,257.20 ($2,810.26).

Amber Rudd also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, December 27th, Amber Rudd bought 1,688 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 129 ($1.61) per share, with a total value of £2,177.52 ($2,711.06).
• On Monday, November 25th, Amber Rudd purchased 1,624 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 123 ($1.53) per share, for a total transaction of £1,997.52 ($2,486.95).

Centrica Trading Up 2.2 %

CNA stock traded up GBX 2.95 ($0.04) during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 139.35 ($1.73). The stock had a trading volume of 11,063,991 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,158,641. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 131.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 127.55. The firm has a market cap of £7.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 633.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65. Centrica plc has a 1-year low of GBX 112.99 ($1.41) and a 1-year high of GBX 155.30 ($1.93).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CNA. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.87) price target on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Citigroup reiterated a "top pick" rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 167 ($2.08).

Centrica Company Profile

Centrica 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.