Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] surged by $0.93 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $32.80.
Centerpoint Energy Inc stock has also gained 5.23% of its value over the past 7 days. However, CNP stock has inclined by 9.48% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 14.53% and gained 3.37% year-on date.
The market cap for CNP stock reached $21.38 billion, with 651.72 million shares outstanding and 649.08 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 4.68M shares, CNP reached a trading volume of 4988003 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CNP shares is $32.43 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CNP stock is a recommendation set at 2.57. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Ladenburg Thalmann have made an estimate for Centerpoint Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on December 12, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS raised their target price from $31 to $37. The new note on the price target was released on December 03, 2024, representing the official price target for Centerpoint Energy Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $29, while BofA Securities analysts kept a Neutral rating on CNP stock. On August 13, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for CNP shares from 32 to 28.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Centerpoint Energy Inc is set at 0.69, with the Price to Sales ratio for CNP stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.50. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.03, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.01.
CNP stock trade performance evaluation
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.23. With this latest performance, CNP shares gained by 2.69% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 14.53% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 14.97% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for CNP stock in for the last two-week period is set at 64.37, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 70.68, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 61.55 for Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 31.46, while it was recorded at 31.86 for the last single week of trading, and 29.55 for the last 200 days.
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Centerpoint Energy Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.92 and a Current Ratio set at 1.11.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CNP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Centerpoint Energy Inc go to 7.70%.
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $94.02%, or 94.33%% of CNP stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of CNP stocks are: CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS with ownership of 84.65 million shares, which is approximately 13.3894%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 77.72 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.41 billion in CNP stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$1.58 billion in CNP stock with ownership which is approximately 8.0597%.
