Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] gained 0.83% or 0.28 points to close at $34.09 with a heavy trading volume of 5983780 shares.
The daily chart for CNP points out that the company has recorded 32.18% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 4.23M shares, CNP reached to a volume of 5983780 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $33.35 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 2.74. 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.
Guggenheim have made an estimate for Centerpoint Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on January 23, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Ladenburg Thalmann raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on December 12, 2024, representing the official price target for Centerpoint Energy Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $31 to $37, while UBS kept a Buy rating on CNP stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Centerpoint Energy Inc is set at 0.59, with the Price to Sales ratio for CNP stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.59. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.11, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.01.
Trading performance analysis for CNP stock
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.18. With this latest performance, CNP shares gained by 4.70% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 32.18% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 22.32% 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 70.94, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 78.70, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 66.42 for Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 32.18, while it was recorded at 33.46 for the last single week of trading, and 30.03 for the last 200 days.
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
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.
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 7.67%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]
The top three institutional holders of CNP stocks are: CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS with ownership of 84.65 million shares, which is approximately 13.2112%. 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%.
