Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £61,500 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Kevin O'Byrne acquired 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 123 ($1.60) per share, with a total value of £61,500 ($79,849.39).

Centrica Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of CNA traded up GBX 0.23 ($0.00) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 122.95 ($1.60). The company had a trading volume of 2,147,000,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,621,691. The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 122.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 130.34. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £6.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 558.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. Centrica plc has a 1 year low of GBX 113.90 ($1.48) and a 1 year high of GBX 165.15 ($2.14).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, July 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently 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.