After Hours
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 $24.61B. A total of 4.05 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.46M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Fitch Laurie Lee bought 1,900 shares of CNP for 37.58 per share on May 09 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 6,434 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 12 ’25, Fitch Laurie Lee bought 800 shares at 36.73 per share. CNP shares that Director owns now total 7,234.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Pound Ted disposed of 6,103 shares on Mar 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $34.50. This resulted in the Director holding 46,803 shares of CNP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Colvin Kristie sold 16,357 shares at $34.10 per share on Feb 24 ’25. Company shares held by the SVP and CAO now total 118,882.
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 $0.87, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.31%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.27.
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. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CNP has a high of $39.39 and a low of $26.32.
As of this writing, CNP has an earnings estimate of $0.42 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.53 per share and a lower estimate of $0.34. The company reported an EPS of $0.31 in the last quarter
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 $16.88, 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 3.71.
