Insider Selling: Centrica (LON:CNA) Insider Sells 327,270 Shares of Stock

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

Centrica Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Centrica stock opened at GBX 194.95 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £8.81 billion, a PE ratio of -129.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.48. Centrica plc has a twelve month low of GBX 137.55 and a twelve month high of GBX 214. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 193.12 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 177.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 98.77.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on CNA shares. Citigroup boosted 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. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Centrica from GBX 200 to GBX 215 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.