Centrica plc (LON:CNA – Get Free Report) insider Kevin O’Byrne purchased 110,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 131 ($1.69) per share, for a total transaction of £144,100 ($186,368.34).
Centrica Price Performance
CNA opened at GBX 130.95 ($1.69) on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.93, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 137.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 134.66. The firm has a market cap of £6.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 189.78, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.10. Centrica plc has a 1 year low of GBX 123.35 ($1.60) and a 1 year high of GBX 173.70 ($2.25).
Centrica Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be issued a GBX 1.50 ($0.02) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 3rd. Centrica’s dividend payout ratio is 579.71%.
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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.
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