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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 $25.29B. A total of 2.69 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.69M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Smith Phillip R sold 6,200 shares of CNP for 38.83 per share on Nov 06 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 65,577 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 05 ’25, Smith Phillip R bought 6,200 shares at 38.76 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Darin Carroll acquired of 13,535 shares on Oct 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $39.19. In another insider transaction, Fitch Laurie Lee bought 1,900 shares at $37.58 per share on May 09 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 6,434.
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 $0.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.27%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.45.
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 $40.50 and a low of $30.59.
As of this writing, CNP has an earnings estimate of $0.46 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.51 per share and a lower estimate of $0.43. The company reported an EPS of $0.4 in the last quarter
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 $16.90, 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 3.82.
