Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Receives GBX 167 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 167 ($2.08).

Several research firms recently commented on CNA. Citigroup restated a “top pick” rating on shares of Centrica in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 150 ($1.87) price objective on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, December 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Centrica

In other Centrica news, insider Amber Rudd purchased 1,688 shares of Centrica stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 129 ($1.61) per share, with a total value of £2,177.52 ($2,713.76). Insiders have bought 3,609 shares of company stock worth $454,442 in the last ninety days. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Centrica Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of LON:CNA opened at GBX 134.70 ($1.68) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.77. Centrica has a 52-week low of GBX 112.99 ($1.41) and a 52-week high of GBX 155.30 ($1.94). The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 130.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 127.48. The firm has a market cap of £6.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 612.27, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Centrica Company Profile

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.