Centrica

(CNA)
Sector: Gas, Water & Multiutilities
123.30p
0.25p 0.20
Last updated: 10:42:20

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 123.30p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 123.25p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 0.04

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 122.95p-123.90p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 1,020,104.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 123.50p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 123.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 114.90p-157.15p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £6,308.21
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 5,289.19
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 4.2
PEG ratio n/a
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 70.60p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth -2
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 68.66
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 1.35
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 1.44
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 4.00p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 2.8
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 8.35
Dividend per share growth 33.33

Centrica Fundamentals

Centrica plc is an energy services and solutions company. Its British Gas Services and Solutions segment provides installation, repair and maintenance of domestic central heating and related appliances and the provision of fixed-fee maintenance service and insurance contracts in the United Kingdom. The Company's British Gas Energy segment is engaged in supplying gas and electricity to residential and small business customers in the United Kingdom and others. Its Bord Gais Energy segment supplies gas and electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers in the Republic of Ireland and others. The Company's Centrica Business Solutions segment supplies gas and electricity to business customers in the United Kingdom and others.

Centrica Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
25/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
22/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
21/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
20/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
19/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
18/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
15/11/2024 16:00 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
15/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
14/11/2024 17:30 Directorate Change RNS
14/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS

Centrica Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
25/11/2024 10:40:00 123p 1,988 £2,445.24 AT Buy
25/11/2024 10:40:00 123p 2,100 £2,583.00 AT Buy
25/11/2024 10:40:00 123p 38 £46.74 AT Buy
25/11/2024 10:40:00 123p 1,250 £1,537.50 AT Buy
25/11/2024 10:40:00 123p 3,679 £4,525.17 AT Buy

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 281 263 74
Volume 450,147 572,837 41,230
Value £555,340 £706,597 £50,888

Centrica Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
14/11/2024 Russell O'Brien 57 @ 122.10p £69.60 Buy
14/11/2024 Chris O'Shea 255 @ 122.10p £311.36 Dividend Reinvestment
11/11/2024 Russell O'Brien 22 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
11/11/2024 Russell O'Brien 129 @ 116.85p £150.74 Buy
11/11/2024 Chris O'Shea 22 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From
11/11/2024 Chris O'Shea 128 @ 116.85p £149.57 Buy
28/10/2024 Kevin O'Byrne 50,000 @ 123.14p £61,570.00 Buy
28/10/2024 Kevin O'Byrne 40,000 @ 123.13p £49,252.00 Buy
25/10/2024 Amber Rudd 1,635 @ 121.67p £1,989.30 Buy
10/10/2024 Russell O'Brien 22 @ 0.00 0.00 Transfer From

Centrica Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
05/07/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight - - reiteration
28/06/2024 Berenberg Bank buy 130.00p 155.00p upgrade
31/05/2024 RBC Capital Markets outperform 145.00p 170.00p upgrade
15/05/2024 Barclays underweight 205.00p 190.00p reiteration
08/05/2024 UBS buy 165.00p 170.00p upgrade
21/02/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight - - reiteration
16/02/2024 Citigroup buy - - reiteration
20/12/2023 Barclays overweight 200.00p 205.00p reiteration
22/11/2023 Citigroup buy - - reiteration
09/08/2023 Berenberg Bank hold 110.00p 140.00p reiteration
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