Amber Rudd Buys 1,635 Shares of Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Amber Rudd bought 1,635 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 25th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 122 ($1.58) per share, for a total transaction of £1,994.70 ($2,589.85).

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

• On Wednesday, September 25th, Amber Rudd purchased 1,668 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 119 ($1.55) per share, with a total value of £1,984.92 ($2,577.15).
• On Tuesday, August 27th, Amber Rudd purchased 1,561 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 127 ($1.65) per share, for a total transaction of £1,982.47 ($2,573.97).

Centrica Price Performance

CNA stock traded up GBX 1 ($0.01) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 123.25 ($1.60). 10,505,502 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,646,256. Centrica plc has a twelve month low of GBX 113.90 ($1.48) and a twelve month high of GBX 165.15 ($2.14). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The company has a market capitalization of £6.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 557.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 122.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 130.37.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on CNA. Berenberg Bank upgraded Centrica to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from GBX 130 ($1.69) to GBX 155 ($2.01) in a report on Friday, June 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, July 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Centrica has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 171.25 ($2.22).

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.