Citigroup Reaffirms “Top Pick” Rating for Centrica (LON:CNA)

Centrica (LON:CNA)‘s stock had its “top pick” rating reissued by analysts at Citigroup in a report issued on Thursday, Marketbeat reports.

Centrica Stock Down 0.3 %

CNA opened at GBX 130.10 ($1.66) on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 121.54 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 128.94. Centrica has a twelve month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.44) and a twelve month high of GBX 157.90 ($2.01). 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 cap of £6.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 591.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Insider Transactions at Centrica

In other Centrica news, insider Amber Rudd purchased 1,668 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 119 ($1.52) per share, for a total transaction of £1,984.92 ($2,530.49). Also, insider Kevin O’Byrne purchased 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 123 ($1.57) per share, with a total value of £61,500 ($78,403.88). Insiders acquired a total of 55,237 shares of company stock worth $6,784,644 over the last three months. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Centrica

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.