Analysts Set Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Price Target at GBX 171.25

Shares of Centrica plc (LON:CNA) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 167 ($2.13).

CNA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 150 ($1.91) price target on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Thursday.

Centrica Stock Performance

Centrica has a 12 month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.44) and a 12 month high of GBX 157.90 ($2.01). The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65. The firm has a market cap of £6.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 591.36, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 121.54 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 128.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Kevin O’Byrne bought 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 123 ($1.57) per share, for a total transaction of £61,500 ($78,383.89). Also, insider Amber Rudd bought 1,624 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 123 ($1.57) per share, for a total transaction of £1,997.52 ($2,545.91). Over the last three months, insiders acquired 55,237 shares of company stock worth $6,784,644. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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.