Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] plunged by -$0.75 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $35.77.
Centerpoint Energy Inc stock has also loss -1.46% of its value over the past 7 days. However, CNP stock has declined by -2.80% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 11.05% and gained 15.46% year-on date.
The market cap for CNP stock reached $23.35 billion, with 652.73 million shares outstanding and 649.57 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 5.92M shares, CNP reached a trading volume of 5284873 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 $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 2.13, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.91.
CNP stock trade performance evaluation
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.46. With this latest performance, CNP shares dropped by -4.49% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 11.05% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 12.73% in the past year of trading.
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]: An insightful look at the core 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 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 8.09%.
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP]: Institutional Ownership
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%.
