Centrica PLC with ticker (LON:CNA) now has a potential upside of 33.6% according to Barclays.
Barclays set a target price of 205 GBX for the company, which when compared to the Centrica PLC share price of 153 GBX at opening today (12/01/2024) indicates a potential upside of 33.6%. Trading has ranged between 94 (52 week low) and 174 (52 week high) with an average of 14,030,661 shares exchanging hands daily. The market capitalisation at the time of writing is £8,070,965,411.
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. Its Energy Marketing & Trading segment is engaged in the procurement, trading and optimization of energy in the United Kingdom and Europe. Its Upstream segment is engaged in the sale of power generated from nuclear assets in the United Kingdom.
Centrica PLC 33.6% potential upside indicated by Barclays
- Written by: Charlotte Edwards
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