CNA · story · 4 November
Centrica · 10 headlines from 9 outlets, on 4 November 2026.
Jefferies raised its rating on Centrica to buy, arguing investors are overly concentrated on its trading business, and the shares rose.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
MarketScreener is the largest at 10.0, ahead of AskTraders (10.0). Sharecast is the smallest at 6.7.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| London South East | 9.0 |
| MarketScreener | 10.0 |
| AskTraders | 10.0 |
| Yahoo Finance Singapore | 10.0 |
| AD HOC NEWS | 9.7 |
| Proactive Investors UK | 9.5 |
| Proactive financial news | 9.2 |
| Investing.com | 8.7 |
| Sharecast | 6.7 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| London South East | 2 | +9.0 |
| MarketScreener | 1 | +10.0 |
| AskTraders | 1 | +10.0 |
| Yahoo Finance Singapore | 1 | +10.0 |
| AD HOC NEWS | 1 | +9.7 |
| Proactive Investors UK | 1 | +9.5 |
| Proactive financial news | 1 | +9.2 |
| Investing.com | 1 | +8.7 |
| Sharecast | 1 | +6.7 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +10.0 | Upgrade accompanied by a higher price target. |
| +10.0 | Broker moves recommendation to the most positive rating. |
| +10.0 | Shares rise as broker sees undervalued business growth. |
| +9.7 | Upgrade lifts the share price. |
| +9.7 | Upgrade framed around improving growth prospects. |
| +9.5 | Upgrade argues market overweights trading division. |
| +9.2 | Broker argues shares were unduly sold down over trading concerns. |
| +8.7 | Explains share rally following the upgrade. |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +8.3 | Market roundup noting the broker upgrade. |
| +6.7 | Brokers' tips include a favourable view of the company. |
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