Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Amber Rudd Purchases 1,483 Shares of Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Amber Rudd purchased 1,483 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 152 ($1.93) per share, with a total value of £2,254.16 ($2,858.80).

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

• On Monday, January 27th, Amber Rudd bought 1,672 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 135 ($1.71) per share, with a total value of £2,257.20 ($2,862.65).
• On Friday, December 27th, Amber Rudd purchased 1,688 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 129 ($1.64) per share, for a total transaction of £2,177.52 ($2,761.60).

Centrica Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 148.13 ($1.88) on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 136.54 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 127.92. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 112.99 ($1.43) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 155.30 ($1.97). The firm has a market cap of £7.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 19 ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter. Centrica had a return on equity of 25.16% and a net margin of 5.39%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on CNA shares. Citigroup reiterated a “top pick” rating on shares of Centrica in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.90) target price on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 167 ($2.12).

About Centrica

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.