Centrica (LON:CNA) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Centrica plc (LON:CNA)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 113.75 ($1.48) and last traded at GBX 113.75 ($1.48), with a volume of 88012961 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 115.65 ($1.51).

Centrica Stock Down 1.6 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.65, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 121.17 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 129.98. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 525.68, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.08.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Amber Rudd acquired 1,561 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 127 ($1.65) per share, with a total value of £1,982.47 ($2,580.67). In other news, insider Kevin O’Byrne purchased 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 123 ($1.60) per share, with a total value of £61,500 ($80,057.28). Also, insider Amber Rudd purchased 1,561 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 127 ($1.65) per share, for a total transaction of £1,982.47 ($2,580.67). In the last three months, insiders have bought 55,108 shares of company stock worth $6,776,203. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.