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The price of Centerpoint Energy Inc (NYSE: CNP) closed at $39.67 in the last session, down -0.48% from day before closing price of $39.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.39 million shares were traded. CNP stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.54.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CNP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Evercore ISI on October 07, 2025, initiated with a In-line rating and assigned the stock a target price of $42.
On April 22, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $37.
On April 02, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $42.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on April 02, 2025, with a $42 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 13 ’25 when Darin Carroll bought 13,535 shares for $39.19 per share.
Fitch Laurie Lee bought 1,900 shares of CNP for $71,392 on May 09 ’25. The Director now owns 6,434 shares after completing the transaction at $37.58 per share. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Fitch Laurie Lee, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 800 shares for $36.73 each. As a result, the insider paid 29,380 and bolstered with 7,234 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CNP now has a Market Capitalization of 25899149312 and an Enterprise Value of 46721150976. As of this moment, Centerpoint’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.202 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.171.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNP is 0.59, which has changed by 0.3175025 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13033986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNP has reached a high of $40.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.29%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CNP traded on average about 5.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4639130 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 652.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 649.58M. Insiders hold about 0.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.47% stake in the company. Shares short for CNP as of 1759190400 were 30799910 with a Short Ratio of 5.78, compared to 1756425600 on 32195145. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 30799910 and a Short% of Float of 6.280000500000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CNP is 0.87, which was 0.85 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021324636. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.56. The current Payout Ratio is 51.20% for CNP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2002-10-01 when the company split stock in a 1000:843 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 9.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.5, with high estimates of $0.61 and low estimates of $0.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.77 and $1.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.76. EPS for the following year is $1.9, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $1.93 and $1.85.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.05B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.25B to a low estimate of $1.87B. As of. The current estimate, Centerpoint Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.86BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.26B. There is a high estimate of $2.48B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.9B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.94B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.64BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.94B and the low estimate is $9.38B.
