Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Acquires £1,616.57 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Philippe Boisseau acquired 1,163 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 139 ($1.76) per share, for a total transaction of £1,616.57 ($2,050.70).

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

• On Tuesday, May 28th, Philippe Boisseau purchased 1,308 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 143 ($1.81) per share, for a total transaction of £1,870.44 ($2,372.75).
• On Thursday, April 25th, Philippe Boisseau acquired 1,428 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 131 ($1.66) per share, with a total value of £1,870.68 ($2,373.06).

Centrica Trading Down 1.0 %

LON:CNA opened at GBX 136.40 ($1.73) on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 136.21 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 135.82. The stock has a market cap of £7.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 197.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.93. Centrica plc has a 12 month low of GBX 116.45 ($1.48) and a 12 month high of GBX 173.70 ($2.20).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on CNA shares. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 205 ($2.60) to GBX 190 ($2.41) and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 15th. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Centrica to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from GBX 145 ($1.84) to GBX 170 ($2.16) in a research note on Friday, May 31st. Finally, UBS Group raised Centrica to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from GBX 165 ($2.09) to GBX 170 ($2.16) in a research note on Wednesday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 164 ($2.08).

Centrica Company Profile

Centrica plc operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally. The company operates through British Gas Services & Solutions, British Gas Energy, Centrica Business Solutions, Bord Gáis Energy, Centrica Energy, and Upstream segments.