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There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, CNP falls under the Utilities sector while operating within the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry segment. The current market capitalization of Centerpoint Energy Inc is $22.53B. A total of 4.36 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.36M shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, CNP has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Colvin Kristie sold 16,357 shares of CNP for 34.10 per share on Feb 24 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP and CAO now owns 118,882 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 24 ’25, Colvin Kristie sold 179 shares at 34.08 per share. CNP shares that SVP and CAO owns now total 0.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Pound Ted acquired of 6,103 shares on Feb 26 ’25 at a per-share price of $33.99. In another insider transaction, Colvin Kristie bought 16,357 shares at $34.11 per share on Feb 24 ’25.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Centerpoint Energy Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.83, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.40%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.81. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for CNP in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $34.46 with high estimates of $37.00 and low estimates of $30.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CNP has a high of $34.49 and a low of $25.41.
As of this writing, CNP has an earnings estimate of $0.55 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.6 per share and a lower estimate of $0.38.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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 $16.37, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.42B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 3.53.
