Centrica plc (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) insider Sue Whalley purchased 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 17th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 149 ($1.97) per share, for a total transaction of £14,900 ($19,742.94).
Centrica Trading Up 1.6 %
Centrica stock opened at GBX 152.65 ($2.02) on Wednesday. Centrica plc has a 12 month low of GBX 112.99 ($1.50) and a 12 month high of GBX 155.30 ($2.06). The company has a market capitalization of £7.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 145.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 134.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.48.
Centrica (LON:CNA - Get Free Report) 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 given a dividend of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 2.08%. This is an increase from Centrica's previous dividend of $1.50. Centrica's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.06%.
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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.
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