Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Insider Purchases £150.49 in Stock

Centrica plc (LON:CNA) insider Russell O’Brien acquired 101 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 149 ($1.98) per share, for a total transaction of £150.49 ($200.28).

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

• On Thursday, April 10th, Russell O’Brien acquired 104 shares of Centrica stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 143 ($1.90) per share, for a total transaction of £148.72 ($197.92).

Centrica Stock Down 0.7%

CNA stock opened at GBX 147.06 ($1.96) on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 148.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 137.80. Centrica plc has a 12 month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.50) and a 12 month high of GBX 161.45 ($2.15). The company has a market capitalization of £7.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.40.

Centrica (LON:CNA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The integrated energy company reported GBX 19 ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Centrica had a net margin of 5.39% and a return on equity of 25.16%.

Centrica Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This is an increase from Centrica’s previous dividend of $1.50. This represents a yield of 2.08%. Centrica’s dividend payout ratio is 19.06%.

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.