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After finishing at $38.11 in the prior trading day, Centerpoint Energy Inc (NYSE: CNP) closed at $37.93, down -0.47%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.09 million shares were traded. CNP stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.91.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CNP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.38 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.76.
Upgrades & Downgrades
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 06 ’25 when Smith Phillip R sold 6,200 shares for $38.83 per share. The transaction valued at 240,746 led to the insider holds 65,577 shares of the business.
Smith Phillip R bought 6,200 shares of CNP for $240,312 on Nov 05 ’25. On Oct 13 ’25, another insider, Darin Carroll, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 13,535 shares for $39.19 each.
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 24763293696 and an Enterprise Value of 46545809408. As of this moment, Centerpoint’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.107 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.562.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNP is 0.59, which has changed by 0.21330786 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 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 $30.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.98%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4188270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 652.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 649.62M. Insiders hold about 0.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.10% stake in the company. Shares short for CNP as of 1763078400 were 31238145 with a Short Ratio of 6.25, compared to 1760486400 on 33770074. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 31238145 and a Short% of Float of 6.370000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CNP’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.87, compared to 0.88 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022828653. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.51. The current Payout Ratio is 51.20% for CNP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-20 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
The market rating of Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 10.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.58, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of $0.52.
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 $1.91, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $1.93 and $1.9.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $2.22B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.4B to a low estimate of $1.9B. As of. The current estimate, Centerpoint Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.26BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.93B. There is a high estimate of $3.11B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.69B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.41B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.87B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.64BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.71B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.3B and the low estimate is $8.61B.
