Chris O’Shea Sells 327,270 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Chris O’Shea sold 327,270 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 200, for a total value of £654,540.

Centrica Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of CNA opened at GBX 199.95 on Thursday. Centrica plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 137.55 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 214. The firm has a market cap of £9.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -133.30, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 193.98 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 178.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.45.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 11.20 EPS for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 0.37% and a return on equity of 1.68%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 218 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 202.40.

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.