Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] slipped around 5929963.52 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $5930000.0 at the close of the session, down -0.49%.
Centerpoint Energy Inc stock is now 17.10% up from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. CNP Stock saw the intraday high of $36.55 and lowest of $36.05 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 39.31, which means current price is +18.67% above from all time high which was touched on 05/06/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 5.93M shares, CNP reached a trading volume of 6636508 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus 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 $39.43 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 2.33. 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.
Barclays have made an estimate for Centerpoint Energy Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal Weight, with their previous recommendation back on April 22, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on April 02, 2025, representing the official price target for Centerpoint Energy Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $36 to $37, while Evercore ISI kept a Outperform rating on CNP stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.16, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.91.
How has CNP stock performed recently?
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.62. With this latest performance, CNP shares dropped by -3.38% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 14.29% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 14.40% in the past year of trading.
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] shares currently have an operating margin of 22.62% and a Gross Margin at 28.85%. Centerpoint Energy Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 10.80%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 2.28%, with Return on Assets sitting at 2.28%.
Earnings analysis for Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]
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 8.09%.
Insider trade positions for Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]
There are presently around $99.09%, or 99.51% 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 13.2112%. 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 7.9524%.
