Russell O’Brien Purchases 117 Shares of Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien purchased 117 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 128 ($1.62) per share, for a total transaction of £149.76 ($189.55).

Russell O’Brien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 12th, Russell O’Brien bought 112 shares of Centrica stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 134 ($1.70) per share, for a total transaction of £150.08 ($189.95).

Centrica Stock Up 2.3 %

LON:CNA opened at GBX 133.30 ($1.69) on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 129.46 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 142.28. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 193.19, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.93. Centrica plc has a 1-year low of GBX 109.35 ($1.38) and a 1-year high of GBX 173.70 ($2.20).

Centrica Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 30th will be issued a GBX 2.67 ($0.03) dividend. This is an increase from Centrica’s previous dividend of $1.33. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.99%. Centrica’s dividend payout ratio is currently 579.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CNA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays increased their price target on Centrica from GBX 200 ($2.53) to GBX 205 ($2.59) and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Centrica in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Centrica in a report on Friday, February 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 156.25 ($1.98).

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.