Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Receives GBX 167 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of Centrica plc (LON:CNA) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 167 ($2.09).

A number of research analysts have recently commented on CNA shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.88) price target on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, December 6th. Citigroup reiterated a “top pick” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Thursday, December 5th.

Insider Activity

In other Centrica news, insider Amber Rudd acquired 1,624 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 123 ($1.54) per share, with a total value of £1,997.52 ($2,499.40). Also, insider Kevin O’Byrne bought 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 123 ($1.54) per share, with a total value of £61,500 ($76,951.95). Insiders bought a total of 55,257 shares of company stock worth $6,803,904 over the last 90 days. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Centrica Stock Up 0.8 %

CNA opened at GBX 133.60 ($1.67) on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 124.87 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 127.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The stock has a market cap of £6.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 607.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. Centrica has a 12 month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.41) and a 12 month high of GBX 157.90 ($1.98).

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.