Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £148.72 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Russell O'Brien acquired 104 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 143 ($1.89) per share, with a total value of £148.72 ($196.82).

Centrica Price Performance

Shares of LON CNA traded up GBX 2.05 ($0.03) during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 149.80 ($1.98). 26,709,445 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 27,706,553. Centrica plc has a twelve month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.50) and a twelve month high of GBX 155.30 ($2.06). The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 144.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 133.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.77. The company has a market cap of £7.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.14, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 19 ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 25.16% and a net margin of 5.39%.

Centrica Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be given a GBX 3 ($0.04) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.08%. This is a positive change from Centrica's previous dividend of $1.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. Centrica's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.06%.

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.