There is no shortage of investors who are bullish on Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) stock

Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] stock is trading at $32.88, up 1.80%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CNP shares have gain 1.36% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.08%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when Guggenheim downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, Ladenburg Thalmann started tracking the stock with Buy rating on December 12, 2024, and set its price target to $34.50. On December 03, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $37 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $28 on August 13, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Sector Weight for this stock on August 02, 2024. In a note dated August 02, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $32 to $29.

Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] stock has fluctuated between $25.41 and $33.12 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $32.14 within the next 12 months. Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] shares were valued at $32.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.25% based on the average CNP price forecast.

Analyzing the CNP fundamentals

Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP] reported sales of 8.56B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.22%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.89.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 32.54 points at the first support level, and at 32.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 33.11, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 33.34.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Centerpoint Energy Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.11. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.92, while the Cash Ratio is 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.50, the price to book ratio is 2.03 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.79.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Smitherman Barry T, Director, that happened on Jan 10 ’25 when 21203.0 shares were purchased. Director, Smitherman Barry T completed a deal on May 03 ’24 to sell 5670.0 shares.

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