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After finishing at $36.85 in the prior trading day, Centerpoint Energy Inc (NYSE: CNP) closed at $36.66, down -0.52%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.85 million shares were traded.
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 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 0.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.86.
On April 02, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $42.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on March 11, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $36 to $37.
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 May 09 ’25 when Fitch Laurie Lee bought 1,900 shares for $37.58 per share. The transaction valued at 71,392 led to the insider holds 6,434 shares of the business.
Fitch Laurie Lee bought 800 shares of CNP for $29,380 on May 12 ’25. The Director now owns 7,234 shares after completing the transaction at $36.73 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Pound Ted, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 6,103 shares for $34.50 each. As a result, the insider received 210,554 and left with 46,803 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Centerpoint’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.18.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CNP has reached a high of $39.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.21%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 652.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 649.57M. Insiders hold about 0.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.16% stake in the company.
