Philippe Boisseau Acquires 1,116 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Philippe Boisseau purchased 1,116 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 168 per share, with a total value of £1,874.88.

Philippe Boisseau also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, November 25th, Philippe Boisseau acquired 1,080 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 163 per share, for a total transaction of £1,760.40.
• On Monday, October 27th, Philippe Boisseau bought 949 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 177 per share, for a total transaction of £1,679.73.

Centrica Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 169.87 on Wednesday. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 131.65 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 180.80. 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 capitalization of £7.75 billion, a P/E ratio of -36.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 170.65 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 166.08.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup downgraded Centrica to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 185 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on shares of Centrica from GBX 155 to GBX 190 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Centrica to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from GBX 180 to GBX 210 in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 192.80.

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. Our Infrastructure businesses bring gas and electricity to the market every day and provide more than half of the UK’s gas storage capacity, while our Optimisation business delivers world-class procurement and route-to-market capabilities to the Group and third parties, supporting energy security and our customers’ decarbonisation journeys.