Analysts Set Centrica plc (LON:CNA) PT at GBX 167

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 167 ($2.09).

Several research firms recently commented on CNA. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 150 ($1.88) price target on shares of Centrica in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Thursday, December 5th.

Centrica Stock Performance

Shares of CNA stock opened at GBX 133.60 ($1.67) on Monday. 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 124.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 127.44. The firm has a market capitalization 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).

Insider Activity at Centrica

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

About Centrica

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.