A share price of Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] is currently trading at $36.78, down -1.02%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CNP shares have gain 1.43% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.14%, 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 April 02, 2025, when Jefferies initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $42. Previously, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to Outperform on March 11, 2025, and elevated its price target to $37. On January 23, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Ladenburg Thalmann started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $34.50 on December 12, 2024. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $37 on December 03, 2024. In a note dated August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $32 to $28.
Centerpoint Energy Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $25.41 and $37.70. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $33.67 within the next 12 months. Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] shares were valued at $36.78 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -8.46% based on the average CNP price forecast.
Analyzing the CNP fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP] were 8.64B which represents 3.67% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.46% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.1 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 1.97.
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 36.52 points at the first support level, and at 36.25 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 37.16, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 37.54.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP] is 1.08. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.91, while the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.77, the price to book ratio is 2.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.21.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Pound Ted, Director, that happened on Mar 03 ’25 when 6103.0 shares were sold. SVP and CAO, Colvin Kristie completed a deal on Feb 24 ’25 to sell 16357.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP and CAO Colvin Kristie sold 179.0 shares on Feb 24 ’25.
