Sue Whalley Buys 579 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Sue Whalley acquired 579 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 29th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 168 per share, with a total value of £972.72.

Sue Whalley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, November 25th, Sue Whalley purchased 600 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 163 per share, with a total value of £978.
• On Monday, October 27th, Sue Whalley purchased 549 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 177 per share, with a total value of £971.73.

Centrica Price Performance

Shares of CNA 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 firm has a market capitalization of £7.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -36.93, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 170.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 166.08.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on CNA shares. Citigroup cut shares of Centrica to a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 185 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on 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 Centrica to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from GBX 180 to GBX 210 in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Centrica currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 192.80.

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. 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.