Insider Buying: Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Buys £2,257.20 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Amber Rudd purchased 1,672 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 135 ($1.68) per share, for a total transaction of £2,257.20 ($2,803.28).

Amber Rudd also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, December 27th, Amber Rudd bought 1,688 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 129 ($1.60) per share, for a total transaction of £2,177.52 ($2,704.32).
• On Monday, November 25th, Amber Rudd bought 1,624 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 123 ($1.53) per share, with a total value of £1,997.52 ($2,480.77).

Centrica Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of LON CNA opened at GBX 139.45 ($1.73) on Friday. Centrica plc has a 1-year low of GBX 112.99 ($1.40) and a 1-year high of GBX 155.30 ($1.93). The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 131.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 127.63. The company has a market cap of £7.24 billion, a PE ratio of 633.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CNA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup reissued a “top pick” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.86) price target on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, December 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 167 ($2.07).

About Centrica

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.