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Stocks Info
Centerpoint Energy Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Centerpoint Energy Inc is $20.77B. A total of 4.16 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.68M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Smitherman Barry T bought 21,203 shares of CNP for 32.00 per share on Jan 10 ’25. In a previous transaction on May 03 ’24, Smitherman Barry T sold 5,670 shares at 29.42 per share. CNP shares that Director owns now total 21,203.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Centerpoint Energy Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.81, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.12. CNP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.7% when it declared a $0.22 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/20/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.9%. The CNP stock dividend was $0.21 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CNP has a high of $33.00 and a low of $25.41.
As of this writing, CNP has an earnings estimate of $0.4 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.43 per share and a lower estimate of $0.36.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CNP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.67B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $16.10B in debt and $4.29B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $16.16, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.42B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CNP is Buy with a score of 3.65.
