Frank Mastiaux Acquires 1,321 Shares of Centrica (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Frank Mastiaux acquired 1,321 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 198 per share, for a total transaction of £2,615.58.

Frank Mastiaux also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 25th, Frank Mastiaux bought 7,544 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 190 per share, with a total value of £14,333.60.

Centrica Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 201.70 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 194.38 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 178.54. The stock has a market cap of £9.12 billion, a PE ratio of -134.47, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.48. Centrica plc has a 52-week low of GBX 137.55 and a 52-week high of GBX 214. 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 quarterly 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%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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