Amber Rudd Purchases 1,635 Shares of Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Amber Rudd acquired 1,635 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 122 ($1.58) per share, with a total value of £1,994.70 ($2,589.85).

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

• On Wednesday, September 25th, Amber Rudd acquired 1,668 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 119 ($1.55) per share, with a total value of £1,984.92 ($2,577.15).
• On Tuesday, August 27th, Amber Rudd bought 1,561 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 127 ($1.65) per share, for a total transaction of £1,982.47 ($2,573.97).

Centrica Trading Up 0.8 %

LON CNA opened at GBX 123.25 ($1.60) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 560.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 122.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 130.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.40. Centrica plc has a one year low of GBX 113.90 ($1.48) and a one year high of GBX 165.15 ($2.14).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Friday, July 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 171.25 ($2.22).

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.